# N6887Y: 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 20, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6887Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6887Y

## Aircraft that carried N6887Y

- [Cancelled 1993-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6887Y-1993-05-20): Cessna 550, S/N 5500293. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Western Area Power Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AREA%20POWER%20ADMINISTRATION), [Golden, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Golden)

## NTSB investigations on N6887Y (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 SEA93GA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93GA041), Dec 18, 1992: Cessna 550 (N6887Y), Billings, MT, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED VORTEX AVOIDANCE PROCEDURES, AS PUBLISHED IN THE AIRMAN'S INFORMATION MANUAL, TO PROVIDE HIS OWN WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6887Y (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 19921218050929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218050929A), Dec 18, 1992: Cessna 550 (N6887Y), Billings, MT, Destroyed, 8 fatal. Landing to close behind landing plane rolled inverted, dived into ground. Pilot last words. Almost ran over a 757.

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