# N8878X: 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=8878X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8878X

## Aircraft that carried N8878X

- [Cancelled 2013-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878X-2013-03-11): Cessna 182D, S/N 18253278, built 1961. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N8878X (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 CHI99FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA252), Jul 27, 1999: Cessna 182D (N8878X), Fond Du Lac, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and the subsequent fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the crops and the soft field conditions.
- [NTSB LAX69F0127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0127), Aug 5, 1968: Cessna 182 (N8878X), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8878X (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 19990726009999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726009999A), Jul 26, 1999: Cessna 182D (N8878X), Fond Du Lac, WI, Destroyed. Pilot reported 5 miles north of field for landing, made off-airport landing 2 miles north of field rwy 18. 1 minor injury. (-23) three-hour and 20-minute…
- [Incident 19990425021379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425021379I), Apr 25, 1999: Cessna 182D (N8878X), Enterprise, MS, Minor damage. VFR pilot got into IFR conditions, made 2 vectored approaches into MEI, ran out of fuel on third attempt, landed in field near Enterprise, MS

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