# N487JS: 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 31, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487JS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487JS

## Aircraft that carried N487JS

- [Cancelled 2000-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487JS-2000-03-31): Sheets James L KITFOX II, S/N 487. Owner: [Foster Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20ROBERT%20D), [Massena, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Massena)

## NTSB investigations on N487JS (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 CHI98LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA186), Jun 2, 1998: Sheets Kitfox II (N487JS), Greenfield, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: the initial climb airspeed not obtained/maintained after liftoff by the pilot in command. A factor was the improper compensation for wind conditions by the pilot in command.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N487JS (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 19980602011789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602011789A), Jun 2, 1998: Amtr KITFOXII (N487JS), Greenfield, IA, Destroyed. Acft crashed on takeoff, other circumstances are unknown. Greenfield, IA. (.4)the pilot stated that he was using 20-degrees of flaps for takeoff, which is not…

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