N987GM — 1973 Beech E-90

Aircraft record

Serial number

LW-65

Manufacturer

Beech

Model

E-90

Year

1973

Category

Fixed wing multi-engine

Engine

U/a Canada Pt6a-27-28

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N987GM →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN12FA421Jul 7, 2012Karnack, TXFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot's inadvertent flight into thunderstorm activity, which resulted in the loss of airplane control and the subsequent exceedance of the airplane's design limits and in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the failure of air traffic control personnel to use available radar information to provide the pilot with a timely warning that he was about to encounter extreme precipitation and weather along his route of flight or to provide alternative routing to the pilot.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1973 Beech E-90).

1. Jul 9, 2015deregistered — Win Win Aviation Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N987GM was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1973 Beech E-90 above.

• until Sep 21, 1989Beech E-90 (s/n LW98)

Frequently asked

Has N987GM been in an accident?

Yes. N987GM appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.

What kind of aircraft is N987GM?

N987GM is a 1973 Beech E-90 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number LW-65.

Has N987GM been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N987GM (CEN12FA421) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.