# N487JK: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 15, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487JK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487JK

## Aircraft that carried N487JK

- [Cancelled 2021-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487JK-2021-03-15): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 2842044, built 1998. Sale reported. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N487JK (1)

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 GAA18CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA479), Aug 9, 2018: Piper PA28 (N487JK), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid a bird during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N487JK (1)

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 20180809010529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180809010529A), Aug 9, 2018: Piper PA-28-161 (N487JK), Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. The student pilot was performing solo touch and go landings on runway 29 on his 3rd solo flight. He reported that he had obsrvd a white bird heading toward the…

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