# N487J: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 25, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487J

## Aircraft that carried N487J

- [Cancelled 2020-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487J-2020-06-25): Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, S/N 5127, built 1987. Owner: [Verboski Timothy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERBOSKI%20TIMOTHY%20W), [Azle, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Azle)
- [Cancelled 2003-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487J-2003-12-30): Johnson Steven C AVID FLYER, S/N SA-1. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Johnson Steven C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20STEVEN%20C), [Altadena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Altadena)

## NTSB investigations on N487J (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN20CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA146), Apr 10, 2020: Pitts S2 (N487J), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB NYC07CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA198), Aug 19, 2007: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N487J), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N487J (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20200410005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200410005929A), Apr 10, 2020: Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B (N487J), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] PIC of N487J departed 2TE2 with one passenger on board. N487J experience loss of engine power at approximately 2,000 feet MSL. [privacy…
- [Accident 20070819016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070819016319A), Aug 19, 2007: Aviat PITTSS2B (N487J), Springfield, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing rollout to a grass landing strip pilot encountered sudden and strong right cross wind. Corrective action did not hold aircraft on runway and…

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