# N8872: 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: March 7, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8872

## Aircraft that carried N8872

- [Cancelled 2018-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872-2018-03-07): Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, S/N PG.625, built 1941. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cianchette Kenneth L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIANCHETTE%20KENNETH%20L), [Key Colony Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Key%20Colony%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N8872 (3)

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 ERA11CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA420), Jul 23, 2011: Dehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A (N8872), Rockland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path during landing.
- [NTSB NYC00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA143), May 26, 2000: de Havilland DH-82A (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB NYC79DNC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC40), Jul 28, 1979: Dehavilland DH82A (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8872 (3)

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 20110723014859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723014859A), Jul 23, 2011: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (N8872), Rockland, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot statement: hot day approach to landing, aircraft settled very quickly and drifted off runway. Landing gear caught grass on side of runway, aircraft…
- [Accident 20000526039449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526039449A), May 26, 2000: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, Substantial damage. (4) On may 26, 2000, about 1035 eastern daylight time, a de havilland DH-82A "tiger moth," N8872, was substantially damaged while landing at the Pittsfield…
- [Accident 19790728025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728025989A), Jul 28, 1979: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, Substantial damage. Ran out of gas sightseeing. Flipped over on emer. Lndg. Failed to visually ck fuel prior to departure.

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