N24987 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 20, 2018. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 152 cancelled March 20, 2018
- Serial number
- 15280496
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 3, 2012
- Last FAA action
- November 15, 2017
- Last owner
- Shouling & Philip Enterprise (Corporation)
Lancaster, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Piper J3F-50 cancelled July 6, 1948
- Serial number
- 3585
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1939
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 10, 1941
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Smith Charles E (Individual)
Hillsdale, MI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N24987
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15280496
The pilot's loss of situational awareness shortly after takeoff over a sparsely lit area in dark night conditions, which resulted in a rapid descent to ground impact.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site