N9887U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 4, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A cancelled June 4, 2018
- Serial number
- AA5A0287
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- March 9, 2016
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Boise, ID - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N9887U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American Avn. CORP. AA 5A · serial AA5A0287
The student pilot's disorientation in mountainous terrain and course deviation into a canyon, which resulted in the airplane's inability to out climb terrain and a forced landing.
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