Flight Tracker
N987AK
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-87
Fixed wing multi engine · Turbo-fan
1 NTSB record for this tail number, including destroyed damage. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner
987 INVESTMENTS LLC
Registrant Type
LLC
Location
SPRING, TX
Status
Valid
Certificate Issued
Dec 5, 2015
Airworthiness Date
-
Expires
Dec 31, 2028
Approved Operations
-

Airframe

Manufacturer
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Model
DC-9-87
Year
-
Serial Number
49404
Seats
172
Engines
2
Max Weight
20,000 lb and over
Cruise Speed
-
Type Certificate
-

Powerplant

Engine Manufacturer
-
Engine Model
-
Type
Turbo-fan
Power
-

Live Flight Status

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Transponder & Tracking

Mode S Code (Hex)
ADC52F
Mode S Code (Octal)
53342457

The hex code is the aircraft's ICAO 24-bit address, broadcast by its ADS-B transponder. It is the key used to match live position reports to this registration.

NTSB Accident & Incident Record

Oct 19, 2021 Accident Destroyed Brookshire, TX
Injuries2 serious, 1 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause

The jammed condition of both elevators, which resulted from exposure to localized, dynamic high wind while the airplane was parked and prevented the airplane from rotating during the takeoff roll. Also causal was the failure of Everts Air Cargo, the pilots’ primary employer, to maintain awareness of Boeing-issued, required updates for its manuals, which resulted in the pilots not receiving the procedures and training that addressed the requirement to visually verify during the preflight checks that the elevators are not jammed.

NTSB DCA22MA009