# N1878: 1968 Pete Bowers FLY BABY, registration cancelled 2004-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pete Bowers FLY BABY](https://openairdocs.org/model/pete-bowers-fly-baby) (registry code 14121MK)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 788-1
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1982
- Certificate issued: December 13, 2002
- Last registry action: December 13, 2002
- Mode S code: A15E1D
- Owner when cancelled: [Haggerty Gerald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGGERTY%20GERALD%20J)
- Location: [Altus, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Altus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4584° N, 93.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72821, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1878
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1878-2004-02-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Pete Bowers FLY BABY: https://openairdocs.org/model/pete-bowers-fly-baby.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI03LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA189), Jun 29, 2003: Bowers Fly Baby (N1878), Altus, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the tree and evasive maneuver performed during the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW79FPG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG29), Apr 29, 1979: Bowers Fly (N1878), N Little Rock, AR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20030630014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030630014239A), Jun 30, 2003: Amtr FLYBABY (N1878), Altus, AR, Destroyed. (-23) On June 29, 2003 at 1824 CDT a bowers fly baby, N1878, collided with terrain during a forced landing following a reported loss of engine power shortly…
- [Accident 19790429007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429007249A), Apr 29, 1979: Amtrbw FLYBABY1 (N1878), North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine failure. Post accident investigation could not determine the cause of the failure.

## Other aircraft with N1878

- [Cancelled 1930-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1878-1930-04-30): Hess HESS BLUE BIRD, S/N 36, built 1927. Owner: [Phoenix Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)

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