# N878D: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1993-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 277754099
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1991
- Last registry action: May 22, 1991
- Mode S code: AC1459
- Owner when cancelled: [Morristown Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRISTOWN%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Morristown, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Morristown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2044° N, 83.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, TN, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=878D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878D-1993-10-06

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Piper PA-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.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 ATL93LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA072), Apr 15, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N878D), Elizabethton, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON ONE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19930415009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930415009439A), Apr 15, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N878D), Elizabethton, TN, Destroyed. Rough left engine. High temp. Shutdown. Diverted to alternate. Unable hold altitude. Crashed, burst into flames.

## Other aircraft with N878D

- [Cancelled 1958-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878D-1958-10-29): Stinson 108-2, S/N 1082878. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Niblock Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIBLOCK%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Elkhart, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Elkhart)

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