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N87DS

Cancelled 1983

Deregistered aircraft · Scherer COUGER-A

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Cancelled: February 12, 1983
Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
Serial number: 1
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Certificate issued: August 26, 1976
Last registry action: February 12, 1983
Mode S code: ABF459
Owners when cancelled: Scherer Roland D Reynolds Flying Service Flanagan Kirmet Phare Weston D Frey Charles
Location: Manhattan Beach, CA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelScherer COUGER-AADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N87DS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX83FUG01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportEl Mirage, CAAfter takeoff, the engine lost power. The pilot made a forced landing on the desert. The aircraft encountered sand and nosed over. The homebuilt aircraft had a common bracket for throttle and mixture. Advancing the throttle would leaned the mixture.Oct 3, 1982 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N87DS and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19821008060159AForced/Precautionary Landing · El Mirage, CALost power after takeoff. Crash landed in desert off airport. Binding throttle mixture control shaft leaned mixtureOct 8, 1982 · Reported as Amtrev COUGAR1 · Destroyed Incident 19810314027349IForced/Precautionary Landing · Compton, CADuring climb following takeoff engine lost power. Pilot cut engine and hit runway hard damaging nose gear and prop.Mar 14, 1981 · Reported as Amtrev COUGAR1 · Minor damage

Other aircraft with N87DS · 2

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N87DS is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

NowCirrus Design SR22 · S/N 1496Registered now · Charlie Golf Aviation LLC, Hoover, AL 2003Sterrett Dick RAF 2000 · S/N H2-99-10-428Cancelled Feb 19, 2003 · Triennial form not returned · Sterrett Dick, Quinter, KS