# N6878D: 1947 Dehavilland VAMPIRE MK-3, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland VAMPIRE MK-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-vampire-mk-3) (registry code 2801512)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 17072
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20OF%20FLIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Batavia, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Batavia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9962° N, 78.2134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14020, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6878D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6878D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6878D-2014-09-10

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 Dehavilland VAMPIRE MK-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-vampire-mk-3.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA09LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA324), Jun 6, 2009: De Havilland Vampire MK-3 (N6878D), Rochester, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20090606010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090606010009A), Jun 6, 2009: Dhav VAMPIREMK3 (N6878D), Rochester, NY, Substantial damage. (-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)…

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