# N187AF: 1970 Mitsubishi MU-2B-20, registration cancelled 2003-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (registry code 5780407)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2PC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 187
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 18, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2000
- Last registry action: April 15, 2003
- Mode S code: A15AB3
- Owner when cancelled: [Air 1st Aviation Companies Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%201ST%20AVIATION%20COMPANIES%20INC)
- Location: [Aiken, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Aiken)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6419° N, 81.6141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29805, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N187AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=187AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187AF-2003-06-04

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 Mitsubishi MU-2B-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20.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 DEN01FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA113), Jun 10, 2001: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (N187AF), Cerrillos, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of aircraft control inflight for reasons undetermined. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate transition/upgrade training and his total lack of experience in aircraft…

## 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 20010610013649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610013649A), Jun 10, 2001: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N187AF), Cerrillos, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19)On June 10, 2001, approximately 1215 mountain daylight time, a mitsubishi MU-2B-20, N187AF, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it…

## Other aircraft with N187AF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N187AF): Ingersoll Guy K VANS RV-8 STANDARD, S/N 84182, built 2026

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