Airliner

N987AK

McDonnell Douglas MD-87

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
49404
Class
Airliner
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
987 Investments LLC (LLC)
Based
Spring, TX
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McDonnell Douglas MD-87
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Registration record

N987AK on the FAA register

Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (FAA: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87)
Serial
49404
Engines
2
Registered owner
987 Investments LLC
Spring, TX
Certificate issued
2015-12-05
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ADC52F
Mode S (octal)
53342457
Seats (type)
172
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
2,050 nm
Cruise (type)
438 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-19
    Accident at Brookshire, TX; damage: destroyed.
  • 2015-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N987AK.
Overview

About N987AK

N987AK is a McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (FAA model DC-9-87), serial number 49404. The FAA register lists 987 Investments LLC as the registrant in Spring, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner and 172 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 438 knots and a range of about 2,050 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

N987AK has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Cruise
438 kt
Range
2,050 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
7,300 ft
Fuel burn
41 gph

Published figures for the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-10-19 Accident · Brookshire, TX Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · DCA22MA009
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (MD-87)
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.

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.