# N4987: 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: November 3, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4987

## Aircraft that carried N4987

- [Cancelled 2003-11-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4987-2003-11-03): Smith Brant P KITFOX, S/N 30, built 1986. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smith Brant P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20BRANT%20P), [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)

## NTSB investigations on N4987 (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 ANC87DAG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87DAG03), Jun 17, 1987: Denney FOX 1 (N4987), Palmer, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4987 (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 19870617020669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617020669A), Jun 17, 1987: Amtrdf KITFOX (N4987), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over after hitting a ditch during landing on a river sand bar.

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