# N8872: 1941 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Serial number: PG.625
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2005
- Last registry action: May 1, 2013
- Mode S code: AC3A74
- Owner when cancelled: [Cianchette Kenneth L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIANCHETTE%20KENNETH%20L)
- Location: [Key Colony Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Key%20Colony%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 24.7234° N, 81.0216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33051, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8872
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872-2018-03-07

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ERA11CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA420), Jul 23, 2011: Dehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A (N8872), Rockland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path during landing.
- [NTSB NYC00LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA143), May 26, 2000: de Havilland DH-82A (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB NYC79DNC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC40), Jul 28, 1979: Dehavilland DH82A (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20110723014859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723014859A), Jul 23, 2011: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (N8872), Rockland, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot statement: hot day approach to landing, aircraft settled very quickly and drifted off runway. Landing gear caught grass on side of runway, aircraft…
- [Accident 20000526039449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000526039449A), May 26, 2000: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, Substantial damage. (4) On may 26, 2000, about 1035 eastern daylight time, a de havilland DH-82A "tiger moth," N8872, was substantially damaged while landing at the Pittsfield…
- [Accident 19790728025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728025989A), Jul 28, 1979: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N8872), Pittsfield, ME, Substantial damage. Ran out of gas sightseeing. Flipped over on emer. Lndg. Failed to visually ck fuel prior to departure.

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