Single-engine piston

N87971

Cessna 305A (O-1A)

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
21947
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bonners Ferry, ID
Registration record

N87971 on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 305A (O-1A)
Serial
21947
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bonners Ferry, ID
Certificate issued
2025-03-01
Airworthiness date
1978-03-20
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AC1B2C
Mode S (octal)
53015454
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N87971 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1965-05-13
    N87971 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 15589); cancelled.
Overview

About N87971

N87971 is a Cessna 305A (O-1A), serial number 21947. It is registered to an individual in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 1, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated March 20, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87971.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87971.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.