# N7987W: 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: July 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7987W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7987W

## Aircraft that carried N7987W

- [Cancelled 2013-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7987W-2013-07-08): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2044, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Johnson Bruce E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20BRUCE%20E), [Dillsburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Dillsburg)

## NTSB investigations on N7987W (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 NYC87FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA127), Apr 18, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N7987W), York, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7987W (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 19870417083369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417083369A), Apr 17, 1987: Piper PA28180 (N7987W), York, PA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Indicates missed approach then circled back trying to find airport lost control near vertical impact near runway.

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