# N878D: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 6, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=878D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878D

## Aircraft that carried N878D

- [Cancelled 1993-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878D-1993-10-06): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 277754099. Owner: [Morristown Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRISTOWN%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Morristown, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Morristown)
- [Cancelled 1958-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878D-1958-10-29): Stinson 108-2, S/N 1082878. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Niblock Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIBLOCK%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Elkhart, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Elkhart)

## NTSB investigations on N878D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL93LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA072), Apr 15, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N878D), Elizabethton, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON ONE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N878D (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930415009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930415009439A), Apr 15, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N878D), Elizabethton, TN, Destroyed. Rough left engine. High temp. Shutdown. Diverted to alternate. Unable hold altitude. Crashed, burst into flames.

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