# N8879S: 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: April 18, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8879S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8879S

## Aircraft that carried N8879S

- [Cancelled 2018-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8879S-2018-04-18): Cessna 150F, S/N 15062179, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Daniel Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIEL%20MICHAEL%20P), [Eunice, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Eunice)

## NTSB investigations on N8879S (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 CEN17LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA298), Aug 1, 2017: Cessna 150F (N8879S), Bullard, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's inability to maintain adequate airspeed during the soft-field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8879S (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 20170801010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170801010689A), Aug 1, 2017: Cessna 150F (N8879S), Bullard, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off from tarrant field (grass) runway 12, on climb out stalled and crashed in ditch along northbound us hwy 69, mile marker 352, north of mt…
- [Incident 19910625043249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910625043249I), Jun 25, 1991: Cessna 150F (N8879S), Hamilton, OH. Smoke from panel on climb. Turned off master switch and smoke quit. Found shorted wire in rotating beacon.

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