N1878 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Pete Bowers FLY BABY built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 9, 2004. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Pete Bowers FLY BABY cancelled February 9, 2004
- Serial number
- 788-1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 13, 2002
- Last FAA action
- December 13, 2002
- Last owner
- Haggerty Gerald J (Individual)
Altus, AR - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Hess Aircraft Co HESS BLUE BIRD cancelled April 30, 1930
- Serial number
- 36
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1927
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 18, 1927
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Phoenix Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Milwaukee, WI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1878
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bowers Fly Baby · serial 788-1
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the tree and evasive maneuver performed during the forced landing.
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