# N9887U: 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 4, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9887U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9887U

## Aircraft that carried N9887U

- [Cancelled 2018-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9887U-2018-06-04): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0287. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

## NTSB investigations on N9887U (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 GAA15CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA153), Jul 1, 2015: Grumman American Avn. AA 5A (N9887U), Mackay, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's disorientation in mountainous terrain and course deviation into a canyon, which resulted in the airplane's inability to out climb terrain and a forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9887U (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 20150701010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150701010059A), Jul 1, 2015: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9887U), Mackay, ID, Substantial damage. On required cross country flights the student pilot inadvertently flew into a canyon unknown to him and could not successfully exit due to aircraft performance…
- [Incident 19930424028319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930424028319I), Apr 24, 1993: Gulstm AA5A (N9887U), Stormville, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft moved off taxiway onto grass. Turned 90 degrees. Struck a parked aircraft.

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