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N825871980 Piper PA-28-161

Deregistered

Checked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026

N82587 appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2015, serious injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.

Aircraft record

Serial number
28-8116026
Manufacturer
Piper
Year
1980
Category
Fixed wing single-engine
Engine
Lycoming 0-320 Series
Registration
Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

  1. ERA15LA315Aug 16, 2015Bristow, VASerious

    The student pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during approach, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student’s distraction due to other traffic in the airport traffic pattern.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1980 Piper PA-28-161).

  1. Aug 10, 2018deregisteredDulles Aviation Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N82587 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1980 Piper PA-28-161 above.

Frequently asked

Has N82587 been in an accident?
Yes. N82587 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2015.
What kind of aircraft is N82587?
N82587 is a 1980 Piper PA-28-161 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 28-8116026.

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