# N87487: 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: October 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87487
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87487

## Aircraft that carried N87487

- [Cancelled 2013-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87487-2013-10-23): Republic RC-3, S/N 38, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Paulsen Kim J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAULSEN%20KIM%20J), [Klamath Falls, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Klamath%20Falls)

## NTSB investigations on N87487 (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 WPR09LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA323), Jul 1, 2009: Republic RC-3 (N87487), Burley, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N87487 (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 20090701010459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090701010459A), Jul 1, 2009: Stolam RC3 (N87487), Burley, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft struck powerlines on takeoff climbout, when both pilots noted that aircraft was not maintaining climb performance. Weather was VMC at the time.…

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