# N62987: 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: October 4, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62987

## Aircraft that carried N62987

- [Cancelled 2012-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62987-2012-10-04): Piper PA-31-325, S/N 31-7712007, built 1976. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Madison, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Madison)

## NTSB investigations on N62987 (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 NYC81FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FAMS1), Nov 10, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N62987), Bridgeport, CT, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N62987 (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 19801010075849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801010075849A), Oct 10, 1980: Piper PA31325 (N62987), Bridgeport, CT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Confused as to location & navigation equipment. Reported out of fuel, over water & ditching. One body found.

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