N2878H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 1-35. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 2022. The last status on file was "third notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N2878H is reserved by a private party since September 21, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Schweizer SGS 1-35 cancelled September 21, 2022
- Serial number
- 58
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Third notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- July 5, 2013
- Last FAA action
- February 11, 2019
- Last owner
- Nguyen Khanh H (Individual)
Tenafly, NJ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Glider
Erco 415-C cancelled March 13, 1962
- Serial number
- 3503
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- April 15, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Buckner Douglas (Individual)
Madison Heights, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2878H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 1-35 · serial 58
The pilot’s low-altitude release from tow for reasons that could not be determined, and his subsequent exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while returning to the runway, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.
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