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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N88987

N88987 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell UH-1B built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 17, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bell UH-1B cancelled May 17, 2013

Serial number
61-0724
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1961
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 17, 1986
Last FAA action
December 2, 1989
Last owner
Pacific Helicopters INC (Corporation)
Hamilton, MT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Racing

NTSB accident and incident record under N88987

ATL87LA121Accident on April 21, 1987 at Bay Minette, AL: no injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell UH-1B · serial 304724

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