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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2878F

N2878F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Douglas DC-6A built in 1953. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 25, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Douglas DC-6A cancelled September 25, 2014

Serial number
44660
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1953
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 13, 1984
Last FAA action
January 8, 1988
Last owner
Northern Pacific Transport INC (Corporation)
Anchorage, AK
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

NTSB accident and incident record under N2878F

ANC85FA118Accident on July 7, 1985 at Egegik, AK: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Douglas DC-6A · serial 44660

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