Aircraft Description
N987AK is a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to 987 Investments LLC in Spring, TX. The registration certificate was issued on December 5, 2015. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. The aircraft is configured with 172 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADC52F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N987AK was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing) was a major American aircraft manufacturer that produced the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, DC-10, and MD-80 series commercial airliners. AviatorDB tracks 275 Mcdonnell Douglas aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the DC-9-87 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N987AK. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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NTSB Accident History (1)
| Date | NTSB # | Damage | Highest Injury | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2021 | DCA22MA009 | Destroyed | Serious | 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. |
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC