# N8878B: 1958 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2018-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 36578
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPICER%20GARY%20DON)
- Location: [Waco, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Waco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4563° N, 97.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76706, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8878B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8878B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8878B-2018-02-07

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 Cessna 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 CEN13LA581](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA581), Sep 30, 2013: Cessna 172 (N8878B), Rio Vista, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## 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 20130930025449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130930025449A), Sep 30, 2013: Cessna 172 (N8878B), Rio Vista, TX, Substantial damage. On 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…

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