N24987 — 1977 Cessna 152

Aircraft record

Serial number

15280496

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

152

Year

1977

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-235 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N24987 →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR18FA035Nov 20, 2017Tehachapi, CAFatal · 1 fatal

   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.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1977 Cessna 152).

1. Mar 20, 2018deregistered — Shouling & Philip Enterprise

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N24987 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1977 Cessna 152 above.

• until Jul 6, 19481939 Piper J3F-50 (s/n 3585)

Frequently asked

Has N24987 been in an accident?

Yes. N24987 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2017.

What kind of aircraft is N24987?

N24987 is a 1977 Cessna 152 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 15280496.

Has N24987 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N24987 (WPR18FA035) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.