# N8487X: 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: June 12, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8487X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8487X

## Aircraft that carried N8487X

- [Cancelled 2019-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487X-2019-06-12): Cessna 172C, S/N 17248987, built 1961. Owner: [Martin Kaylan J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20KAYLAN%20J), [Tenaha, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Tenaha)

## NTSB investigations on N8487X (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 GAA19CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA123), Dec 20, 2018: Cessna 172 (N8487X), Center, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8487X (2)

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 20181220022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181220022079A), Dec 20, 2018: Cessna 172C (N8487X), Center, TX, Substantial damage. Caught a gust of wind on landing runway 35. Acft cartwheeled and came to rest on left side of runway.
- [Incident 19841124072159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841124072159I), Nov 24, 1984: Cessna 172C (N8487X), Corpus Christi, TX. Made forced landing after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

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