# N87JG: 1987 Groff John K JR Q-2, registration cancelled 2012-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Groff John K JR Q-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/groff-john-k-jr-q-2) (registry code 05645ZT)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2627
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1990
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1987
- Last registry action: August 4, 1990
- Mode S code: ABF4CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Groff John K Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROFF%20JOHN%20K%20JR)
- Location: [Vincentown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Vincentown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8373° N, 74.6953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08088, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87JG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87JG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87JG-2012-09-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Groff John K JR Q-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/groff-john-k-jr-q-2.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 NYC92LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA145), Aug 6, 1992: John K. Groff JR. Q-2 (N87JG), Caldwell, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MONITOR HIS FUEL SUPPLY WHICH RESULTED IN THE POWER LOSS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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