# N8987N: Piper PA-32-300, registration cancelled 2000-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2000
- Exported to: Côte d’Ivoire
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3240870
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1996
- Last registry action: May 13, 1999
- Mode S code: AC6666
- Owner when cancelled: [George James Autry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20JAMES%20AUTRY)
- Location: [Forest Park, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Forest%20Park)
- Physical address: [Morrow, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Morrow)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6205° N, 84.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest Park, GA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8987N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8987N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8987N-2000-08-31

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 Piper PA-32-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ATL83LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA344), Aug 30, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N8987N), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX76FUJ83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ83), Jun 8, 1976: Piper PA-32 (N8987N), Tubac, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVW20), May 17, 1973: Piper PA-32 (N8987N), Tonopah, NV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19830830045189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830045189A), Aug 30, 1983: Piper PA32300 (N8987N), Blairsville, GA, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high on landing. Stalled. Impact on runway failed the left main gear and damaged fuselage, wings.
- [Accident 19760608017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760608017359A), Jun 8, 1976: Piper PA32300 (N8987N), Tubac, AZ, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730517012469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730517012469A), May 17, 1973: Piper PA32300 (N8987N), Tonopah, CA, Substantial damage. Acft was carrying approx 1000LBS of marijuana.

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