N8878S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-301 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 22, 2015. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Air Tractor Inc AT-301 cancelled December 22, 2015
- Serial number
- 301-0225
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- First notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- March 4, 2013
- Last FAA action
- March 4, 2013
- Last owner
- B & R Aerial Crop Care INC (Corporation)
Connell, WA - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Cessna 150F cancelled December 28, 1985
- Serial number
- 15062178
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- October 26, 1965
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8878S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor INC AT 301 · serial 301-0225
Maintenance personnel’s and the airplane owner’s failure to inspect the engine for cracks in the cylinders as required by an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvering flight.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor INC AT-301 · serial 301-0225
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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