# N6887L: 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: May 21, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6887L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6887L

## Aircraft that carried N6887L

- [Cancelled 2004-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6887L-2004-05-21): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C1113, built 1981. Owner: [Kaplan Steven N Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAPLAN%20STEVEN%20N%20TRUSTEE), [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)

## NTSB investigations on N6887L (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 LAX04FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA066), Dec 15, 2003: Cessna 421C (N6887L), Claremont, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot became lost/disoriented during the approach, failed to maintain course alignment with the missed approach procedure, and subsequently lost control of the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6887L (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 20031213033199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031213033199A), Dec 13, 2003: Cessna 421C (N6887L), Claremont, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) After being cleared for a GPS6 approach into cable airport, the pilot was contacted again by socal approach to turn right and climb to 5,000 feet after…

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