# N88987: 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 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88987

## Aircraft that carried N88987

- [Cancelled 2013-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88987-2013-05-17): Bell UH-1B, S/N 61-0724, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pacific Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Hamilton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hamilton)

## NTSB investigations on N88987 (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 ATL87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA121), Apr 21, 1987: Bell UH-1B (N88987), Bay Minette, AL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N88987 (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 19870421061429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421061429A), Apr 21, 1987: Bell UH1B (N88987), Bay Minette, GA, Destroyed. The helicopter lost engine power during hover, landed in a marsh and rolled over. Turbine compressor had failed.

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