# N487AA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 5, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487AA

## Aircraft that carried N487AA

- [Cancelled 2021-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487AA-2021-06-05): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 49680, built 1988. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerothrust Holdings Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTHRUST%20HOLDINGS%20LEASING%20LLC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N487AA (2)

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.

- [Incident 20000717034439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717034439I), Jul 17, 2000: Doug DC982 (N487AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. (-23)After departing dfw runway 17R, flight attendant advised cockpit crew of smoke in passenger cabin. Aala flight 1258 declared an emergency, received…
- [Incident 19910810044739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810044739I), Aug 10, 1991: Doug DC982 (N487AA), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Sparks and smoke from overhead aisle light on takeoff. Returned. Wiring had short circuited due to chaffing.

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