# N9887K: 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 6, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9887K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9887K

## Aircraft that carried N9887K

- [Cancelled 2017-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9887K-2017-02-06): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7816206, built 1977. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Tanstaafl Machine Tool Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TANSTAAFL%20MACHINE%20TOOL%20SERVICE%20INC), [New Kent, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/New%20Kent)

## NTSB investigations on N9887K (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 ERA15LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA369), Sep 19, 2015: Piper PA 28-161 (N9887K), Pittsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine fire, which resulted from the overpriming of a hot engine.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9887K (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 20150919019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150919019049A), Sep 19, 2015: Piper PA-28-161 (N9887K), Tarentum, PA, Destroyed. At approximately 11:30 am on Saturday September 19, 2015, at Northeast Pittsburgh airport (K9G1) pa, N9887K, a Piper PA-28-161 became engulfed in fire while…
- [Incident 19781016033119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781016033119I), Oct 16, 1978: Piper PA28161 (N9887K), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Rear seat spring contacted battery terminal and caused a fire.

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