# N8878S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 22, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8878S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8878S

## Aircraft that carried N8878S

- [Cancelled 2015-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878S-2015-12-22): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 301-0225, built 1979. First renewal notice. Owner: [B & R Aerial Crop Care Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20%26%20R%20AERIAL%20CROP%20CARE%20INC), [Connell, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Connell)
- [Cancelled 1985-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878S-1985-12-28): Cessna 150F, S/N 15062178. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N8878S (2)

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 WPR15LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA023), Oct 27, 2014: Air Tractor AT 301 (N8878S), Basin City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s and the airplane owner’s failure to inspect the engine for cracks in the cylinders as required by an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the loss of engine power during…
- [NTSB WPR10CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA332), Jul 6, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8878S), Garfield, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8878S (2)

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 20141027019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141027019469A), Oct 27, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N8878S), Connell, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was making second run on a seeding operation and lost power at about 50 feet AGL while running his b line. Landed in a pasture and struck an irrigation…
- [Accident 20100708040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100708040249A), Jul 8, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8878S), Garfield, WA, Substantial damage. After dropping crop dusting load the pilot was returning to airfield when aircraft ran out of gas. Pilot landed aircraft in field. The prop struck the ground…

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