# N878C: 1979 Cessna T188C, registration cancelled 2018-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520-T](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-t) (registry code 17269)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A9CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T18803488T
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 2014
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2014
- Last registry action: July 10, 2014
- Mode S code: AC1440
- Owner when cancelled: [Spot-Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPOT-AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Burlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Burlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9948° N, 97.0334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76519, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=878C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878C-2018-04-05

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 Cessna T188C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c.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 CEN14LA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA480), Aug 16, 2014: Cessna 188 (N878C), Hearne, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a crop.

## 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 20140816012849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140816012849A), Aug 16, 2014: Cessna T188C (N878C), Hearne, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft was on a spray run and contacted crop. Heavy friction with milo heads decelerated the aircraft as it struck a six strand barbed wire fence and metal…

## Other aircraft with N878C

- [Cancelled 2014-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878C-2014-05-29): Raytheon 58, S/N TH-2109. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Compass Aircraft Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPASS%20AIRCRAFT%20GROUP%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 2002-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878C-2002-05-20): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B-0742, built 1999. Exported to Zambia. Owner: [Cessna Finance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20FINANCE%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1976-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878C-1976-10-14): Universal Stinson 108-3, S/N 1083878, built 1947. Owner: [Ogard Alton M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OGARD%20ALTON%20M), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

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