# N87DS: Scherer COUGER-A, registration cancelled 1983-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Scherer COUGER-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/scherer-couger-a) (registry code 6250211)
- Serial number: 1
- Type of aircraft: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHERER%20ROLAND%20D), [Reynolds Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REYNOLDS%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Flanagan Kirmet](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLANAGAN%20KIRMET), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Manhattan Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Manhattan%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8918° N, 118.4028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90266, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87DS-1983-02-12

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Scherer COUGER-A: https://openairdocs.org/model/scherer-couger-a.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 LAX83FUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG01), Oct 3, 1982: Cougar A (N87DS), El Mirage, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19821008060159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821008060159A), Oct 8, 1982: Amtrev COUGAR1 (N87DS), El Mirage, CA, Destroyed. Lost power after takeoff. Crash landed in desert off airport. Binding throttle mixture control shaft leaned mixture
- [Incident 19810314027349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314027349I), Mar 14, 1981: Amtrev COUGAR1 (N87DS), Compton, CA, Minor damage. During climb following takeoff engine lost power. Pilot cut engine and hit runway hard damaging nose gear and prop.

## Other aircraft with N87DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87DS): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 1496
- [Cancelled 2003-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87DS-2003-02-19): Sterrett Dick RAF 2000, S/N H2-99-10-428. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Sterrett Dick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERRETT%20DICK), [Quinter, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Quinter)

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