N8878B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172 built in 1958. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 7, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172 cancelled February 7, 2018
- Serial number
- 36578
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1958
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 13, 2010
- Last FAA action
- March 6, 2012
- Last owner
- Spicer Gary Don (Individual)
Waco, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8878B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 36578
The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after an excessive takeoff run from a grass airstrip, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remediation.
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