N8878
1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 6-B
N8878 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-08-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 1985-10-10Certificate of registration issued as N8878 to the current registrant.
- 1956-06-21Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1948-03-24N8878 previously assigned to a Travel Air S-6000-B (s/n 988); cancelled.
- 1931Manufactured (1931).
About N8878
N8878 is a 1931 Curtiss Wright Travel Air 6-B, serial number 6B-2040. The FAA register lists Delta Air Lines Inc as the registrant in Atlanta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 10, 1985 and expires on August 31, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 975E-1 engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 21, 1956.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8878.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8878.
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
