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N8878B

Cancelled 2018

Deregistered aircraft · 1958 Cessna 172 · Continental 0-300 series

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Cancelled: February 7, 2018
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 36578
Year built: 1958
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: January 10, 1958
Certificate issued: July 13, 2010
Last registry action: March 6, 2012
Mode S code: AC3B48
Owner when cancelled: Spicer Gary Don
Location: Waco, TX
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelCessna 172TCDS 3A12 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesTCDS E-253 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N8878B and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB CEN13LA581Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRio Vista, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after an excessive takeoff run from a grass airstrip, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall and loss of…Sep 30, 2013 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N8878B and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20130930025449ATakeoff: Climb Out · Rio Vista, TXOn September 30, 2013, at approximately 1300 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna 172, N8878B, was involved in an accident after takeoff, during climb out on a personal 14 CFR part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of…Sep 30, 2013 · Substantial damage