# N8678E: North American P-51D, registration cancelled 1964-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1964
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American P-51D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d) (registry code 6402319)
- Serial number: 4473028
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1963
- Mode S code: ABEC4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sterling Roger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERLING%20ROGER)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8678E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8678E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8678E-1964-12-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 North American P-51D: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51d.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 UNK64X3568](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3568), Aug 23, 1964: N American F-51D (N8678E), Torrance, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8678E

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8678E): Boeing 737-8H4, S/N 36735, built 2016

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