# N24987: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 20, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24987

## Aircraft that carried N24987

- [Cancelled 2018-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24987-2018-03-20): Cessna 152, S/N 15280496, built 1977. Owner: [Shouling & Philip Enterprise](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOULING%20%26%20PHILIP%20ENTERPRISE), [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- [Cancelled 1948-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24987-1948-07-06): Piper J3F-50, S/N 3585, built 1939. Owner: [Smith Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CHARLES%20E), [Hillsdale, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Hillsdale)

## NTSB investigations on N24987 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR18FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA035), Nov 20, 2017: Cessna 152 (N24987), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of situational awareness shortly after takeoff over a sparsely lit area in dark night conditions, which resulted in a rapid descent to ground impact.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N24987 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20171119019439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171119019439A), Nov 19, 2017: Cessna 152 (N24987), Tehachapi, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Based on surveillance footage, the aircraft initiated a right downwind departure after takeoff. After leveling off, footage shows the aircraft in a gradual…

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