N6878D

Cancelled 2014

Deregistered aircraft · 1947 Dehavilland VAMPIRE MK-3 · Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

Cancelled: September 10, 2014
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 17072
Year built: 1947
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
Airworthiness date: October 30, 1990
Certificate issued: February 15, 2006
Last registry action: June 17, 2009
Mode S code: A920AC
Owner when cancelled: Wings Of Flight Inc
Location: Batavia, NY
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelDehavilland VAMPIRE MK-3ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N6878D and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ERA09LA324Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRochester, NYA loss of engine power due to oil starvation.Jun 6, 2009 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N6878D and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20090606010009ALanding · Rochester, NY(-23) On June 6, 2009, at 1535 EDT, a Dehavilland vampire, N6878D, registered to wings of flight, inc., returned to the Rochester international airport (kroc) when at about 3500 feet MSL, the pilot heard a loud noise followed by an engine vibration, engine…Jun 6, 2009 · Substantial damage