N5887P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-24-250 built in 1959. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 28, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-24-250 cancelled February 28, 2017
- Serial number
- 24-972
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1959
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 31, 2000
- Last FAA action
- July 8, 2009
- Last owner
- Tanner Matthew W (Individual)
Snellville, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N5887P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-24-250 · serial 24-972
The failure of the pilot to conduct proper preflight planning, resulting in loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent emergency descent and landing to an open field.
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