# N9878R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: May 8, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9878R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9878R

## Aircraft that carried N9878R

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9878R-2021-05-08): Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), S/N 1135, built 1956. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Laughlin Acquisitions LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUGHLIN%20ACQUISITIONS%20LLC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- [Cancelled 1971-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9878R-1971-03-02): Beech M35, S/N D-6432. Owner: [Bradclift Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRADCLIFT%20AIR), [Adrian, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Adrian)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9878R-undated): Cessna U206G, S/N U20606970

## NTSB investigations on N9878R (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 ANC18FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA055), Jul 19, 2018: De Havilland DHC-2 (N9878R), Willow, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during departure climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to…
- [NTSB CHI71AC054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC054), Jan 17, 1971: Beech M-35 (N9878R), Boyne, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9878R (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 20180718011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180718011559A), Jul 18, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N9878R), Willow, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane failed to maintain flying speed and crashed into trees after take off from Willow lake.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.