N82587 — 1980 Piper PA-28-161
DeregisteredChecked 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
Accident & incident history
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).
- Aug 10, 2018deregistered — Dulles 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.
- until Jul 26, 19721946 Aeronca 7AC (s/n 7AC-1224)
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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