# N6587C: 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: April 15, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6587C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6587C

## Aircraft that carried N6587C

- [Cancelled 1998-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587C-1998-04-15): Whaley Paul RAND KR, S/N 8318390. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Whaley Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHALEY%20PAUL), [El Dorado, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/El%20Dorado)
- [Cancelled 1986-01-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587C-1986-01-13): Douglas DC-6A, S/N 43579. Owner: [Aero Inc DBA Aerolaska](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20INC%20DBA%20AEROLASKA), [Fairbanks, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fairbanks)

## NTSB investigations on N6587C (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 ANC83LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA048), Feb 25, 1983: Douglas DC-6A (N6587C), Nuiqsut, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6587C (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 19830225013189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225013189A), Feb 25, 1983: Doug C118A (N6587C), Nuiqsut, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on icy taxiway in high wind. Slid across runway into a ditch. Misjudged power application on ice.

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