# N1487D: 1951 Cessna 170A, registration cancelled 2002-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304)
- Engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-799](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-799), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20089
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 16, 1995
- Last registry action: September 18, 2001
- Mode S code: A0C3B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Harper John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARPER%20JOHN%20A)
- Location: [Seatac, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seatac)
- Physical address: [Lakeside, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lakeside)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4466° N, 122.2721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98188, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1487D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1487D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1487D-2002-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 170A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA97LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA200), Aug 31, 1997: Cessna 170A (N1487D), Elk City, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: A horse and children wandered onto the airstrip.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19970830048109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830048109A), Aug 30, 1997: Cessna 170A (N1487D), Badleyranch, ID, Substantial damage. (-16) [privacy data omitted]

## Other aircraft with N1487D

- [Cancelled 2009-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1487D-2009-08-19): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208422, built 2005. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Midwest Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AVIATION%20INC), [West Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/West%20Paducah)

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