# N878S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=878S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878S

## Aircraft that carried N878S

- [Cancelled 2018-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878S-2018-05-24): Schleicher ASW-20, S/N 20268, built 1979. First renewal notice. Owner: [Hazel Thomas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAZEL%20THOMAS%20R), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N878S (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 CEN15LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA376), Aug 23, 2015: Schleicher ASW 20 (N878S), Hempstead, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an attempted off-airport landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N878S (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 20150823014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150823014239A), Aug 23, 2015: Schleicher ASW-20 (N878S), Hempstead, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 23, 2015, a phone call was received by the Texas department of public safety (TX dps) indicating that an accident occurred at laneview road in…

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