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N15878

N15878 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 10, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N15878 is reserved by John F Kennedy International Airport since June 5, 2026. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled September 10, 2014

Serial number
28-7325185
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1972
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 9, 1982
Last FAA action
March 30, 1991
Last owner
Hart Stephen M (Partnership)
Salisbury, MA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Porterfield 35-70 cancelled August 4, 1948

Serial number
178
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1936
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 22, 1941
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Wood Earl Eldricdge JR Etal (Co-owned)
Blackwood, NJ
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N15878

NYC82DA092Accident on May 13, 1982 at North Andover, MA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-7325185

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site