# N8878B: 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: February 7, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8878B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8878B

## Aircraft that carried N8878B

- [Cancelled 2018-02-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878B-2018-02-07): Cessna 172, S/N 36578, built 1958. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Spicer Gary Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPICER%20GARY%20DON), [Waco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waco)

## NTSB investigations on N8878B (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 CEN13LA581](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA581), Sep 30, 2013: Cessna 172 (N8878B), Rio Vista, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after an excessive takeoff run from a grass airstrip, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8878B (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 20130930025449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130930025449A), Sep 30, 2013: Cessna 172 (N8878B), Rio Vista, TX, Substantial damage. On September 30, 2013, at approximately 1300 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 172, N8878B, was involved in an accident after takeoff, during climb out on…

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