# N987BT: 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: February 16, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=987BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987BT

## Aircraft that carried N987BT

- [Cancelled 2012-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987BT-2012-02-16): Cessna 172R, S/N 17280452, built 1998. First renewal notice. Owner: [US Aviation Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AVIATION%20GROUP%20LLC), [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)

## NTSB investigations on N987BT (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 CEN12LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA109), Dec 20, 2011: Cessna 172R (N987BT), Denton, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's controlled flight into terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to perform a circling…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N987BT (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 20111220030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111220030039A), Dec 20, 2011: Cessna 172R (N987BT), Denton, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 12/20/2011 at 0130 CDT, a Cessna 172R, N987BT, registered to us aviation group LLC, Denton, Texas, impacted terrain while attempting to perform an ILS…

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