# N87921: Harper BD-5A, registration cancelled 1979-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Harper BD-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-bd-5a) (registry code 1130797)
- Serial number: 2881
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1976
- Mode S code: AC1A7D
- Owner when cancelled: [Harper Jack W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARPER%20JACK%20W)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87921
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87921
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87921-1979-07-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Harper BD-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-bd-5a.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 MIA79FLA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA28), Jun 10, 1979: Bede BD-5A (N87921), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19790610015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610015389A), Jun 10, 1979: Amtrbd BEDEBD5A (N87921), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot claims coupling between engine drive shaft & propellor malfunction just after liftoff. No malfunction found.

## Other aircraft with N87921

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87921): Cessna A37B, S/N 687921, built 1968
- [Cancelled 1949-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87921-1949-04-06): Piper J3C-65, S/N 15539. Owner: [Chaplin Harvey W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPLIN%20HARVEY%20W), [Plymouth, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Plymouth)

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