# N8487D: 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: May 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8487D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8487D

## Aircraft that carried N8487D

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487D-2013-05-14): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-6206. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Machado Hamilton H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACHADO%20HAMILTON%20H), [Los Banos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Banos)

## NTSB investigations on N8487D (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 LAX97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA104), Feb 15, 1997: Piper PA-18A (N8487D), Livingston, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines. A factor was the pilot's poor judgment in conducting unwarranted low altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB OAK70DVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVM08), Mar 13, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N8487D), Shandon, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8487D (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 19970215001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970215001599A), Feb 15, 1997: Piper PA18A150 (N8487D), Livingston, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Severed 3 high voltage wires. Continued dragging a wire until hooking a post. PA18 dove to ground.

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