Twin piston

N987DS

Piper Navajo

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
31-79
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mission Boston D-Day LLC (LLC)
Based
Parker, CO
Registration record

N987DS on the FAA register

Type
Piper Navajo (FAA: Piper PA-31-310)
Serial
31-79
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Mission Boston D-Day LLC
Parker, CO
Certificate issued
2015-08-11
Airworthiness date
1967-09-22
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADC581
Mode S (octal)
53342601
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
840 nm
Cruise (type)
215 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-08-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N987DS.
  • 1967-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N987DS

N987DS is a Piper Navajo (FAA model PA-31-310), serial number 31-79. The FAA register lists Mission Boston D-Day LLC as the registrant in Parker, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 215 knots and a range of about 840 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 22, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N987DS.

Cruise
215 kt
Range
840 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
890 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,115 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N987DS.

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.