# N87715: 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: November 5, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87715
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87715

## Aircraft that carried N87715

- [Cancelled 2022-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87715-2022-11-05): Piper J3C-65, S/N 15373. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Norman Royce K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORMAN%20ROYCE%20K), [La Feria, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/La%20Feria)

## NTSB investigations on N87715 (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 CEN21LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA040), Nov 3, 2020: Piper J3C (N87715), Weslaco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of N87715 inadvertently allowed his airplane to drift right of the runway during the climb after a touch-and-go landing, and the pilot of N6463H did not maintain adequate separation from…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N87715 (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 20201103021802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201103021802A), Nov 3, 2020: Piper J3C-65 (N87715), Weslaco, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot took off from runway 14 on his third touch and go. He became focused on the instrumentation and allowed the aircraft to drift to the right (west)…
- [Incident 19821009066209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009066209I), Oct 9, 1982: Piper J3C65 (N87715), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. At airshow engine quit and pilot stalled aircraft at an altitude of 15 feet, fuel outlet uncovered due to low fuel.

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