Airliner

N987GC

1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-87

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
53040
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D-217C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Genesis Custom Jetliners LLC (LLC)
Based
New York, NY
1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-87
Representative photo of a McDonnell Douglas MD-87. Not a photo of N987GC.
Registration record

N987GC on the FAA register

Type
1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (FAA: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87)
Serial
53040
Engines
2 × P & W JT8D-217C
Registered owner
Genesis Custom Jetliners LLC
New York, NY
Certificate issued
2008-03-21
Airworthiness date
2023-01-16
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
ADC5BE
Mode S (octal)
53342676
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

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2008-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N987GC.
  • 1991
    Manufactured (1991).
Overview

About N987GC

N987GC is a 1991 McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (FAA model DC-9-87), serial number 53040. The FAA register lists Genesis Custom Jetliners LLC as the registrant in New York, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 2008 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two P & W JT8D-217C engines 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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated January 16, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N987GC.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N987GC.

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.