# N5987Z: 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: April 25, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5987Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5987Z

## Aircraft that carried N5987Z

- [Cancelled 2013-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5987Z-2013-04-25): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-8246, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Putnam E L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUTNAM%20E%20L), [Cordova, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Cordova)

## NTSB investigations on N5987Z (2)

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 ANC81FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA084), Jul 27, 1981: Piper PA-18 (N5987Z), Cordova, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal
- [NTSB SEA68F0260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0260), Mar 23, 1968: Piper PA-18 (N5987Z), Dell, MT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5987Z (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 19810727062289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727062289A), Jul 27, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N5987Z), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Pilot attempted takeoff from beach. Wing hit driftwood which caused loss of control. May have been overweight.

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