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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6878D

N6878D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dehavilland VAMPIRE MK-3 built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 10, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Dehavilland VAMPIRE MK-3 cancelled September 10, 2014

Serial number
17072
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Turbojet
Year built
1947
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 15, 2006
Last FAA action
June 17, 2009
Last owner
Wings Of Flight INC (Corporation)
Batavia, NY
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N6878D

ERA09LA324Accident on June 6, 2009 at Rochester, NY: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: De Havilland Vampire MK-3 · serial 17072

A loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

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