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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7987W

N7987W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180 built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-180 cancelled July 8, 2013

Serial number
28-2044
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1964
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 19, 1983
Last FAA action
March 23, 1991
Last owner
Johnson Bruce E (Co-owned)
Dillsburg, PA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N7987W

NYC87FA127Accident on April 18, 1987 at York, PA: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-2044

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