# N487M: 1951 Mooney M-18C, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mooney M-18C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (registry code 5870102)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-803](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-803), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 241
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1955
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1983
- Last registry action: July 18, 1992
- Mode S code: A603AD
- Owners when cancelled: [Forris Stephen C DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORRIS%20STEPHEN%20C%20DBA), [Sf Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SF%20ENTERPRISES)
- Location: [South Freeport, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/South%20Freeport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.8198° N, 70.1095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Freeport, ME, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487M-2012-12-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mooney M-18C: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA84FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA164), May 10, 1984: Mooney M-18C (N487M), Sugar Loaf Key, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19840510016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840510016509A), May 10, 1984: Mnmite M18C (N487M), Sugar Loaf Key, FL, Destroyed. Right wing separated on pull up from a low pass over a residence. Wooden wing was rotted. Not detected in annual.

## Other aircraft with N487M

- [Cancelled 1932-12-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487M-1932-12-21): Issoudun Aircraft Mfg ISSOUDUN H-23, S/N 1. Owner: [Issoudun Aircraft Mfg Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISSOUDUN%20AIRCRAFT%20MFG%20CORP), [Pleasant Ridge, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pleasant%20Ridge)

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