# N8874B: 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 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8874B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8874B

## Aircraft that carried N8874B

- [Cancelled 2013-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8874B-2013-03-11): Cessna 172, S/N 36574, built 1958. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Dryfork, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Dryfork)

## NTSB investigations on N8874B (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 NYC00FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA226), Aug 12, 2000: Cessna 172 (N8874B), Davis, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a takeoff with a tailwind, and a subsequent inadvertent stall. Factors were a high gross weight, a high density altitude, and a…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8874B (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 20000812039199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812039199A), Aug 12, 2000: Cessna 172 (N8874B), Davis, WV, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23)Witnesses stated the a/c appeared to make a normal takeoff on runway 24. The a/c climbed to approx. 300 feet AGL and abruptly nosed down impacting the…

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