# N8878E: 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 19, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8878E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8878E

## Aircraft that carried N8878E

- [Cancelled 2018-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878E-2018-03-19): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7716253, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Loggins Nicholas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOGGINS%20NICHOLAS%20H), [Elkmont, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Elkmont)

## NTSB investigations on N8878E (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 ERA14LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA057), Nov 30, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N8878E), Elkmont, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A stuck exhaust valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at low altitude. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s decision to fly at a low altitude, which reduced his forced…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8878E (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 20131130023399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131130023399A), Nov 30, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N8878E), Elkmont, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was being operated from (dcu) to (gzs) to a new storage facility. While enroute, in the area of his residence, the pilot who had been certificated for…

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