# N87LF: 1987 Flagg Larry D STAR-LITE, registration cancelled 2015-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Flagg Larry D STAR-LITE](https://openairdocs.org/model/flagg-larry-d-star-lite) (registry code 05612JD)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 113
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1987
- Certificate issued: December 22, 1987
- Last registry action: September 30, 2003
- Mode S code: ABF4FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Pavey Vernon H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAVEY%20VERNON%20H)
- Location: [Overland Park, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Overland%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9587° N, 94.6186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66206, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87LF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87LF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87LF-2015-04-27

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 Flagg Larry D STAR-LITE: https://openairdocs.org/model/flagg-larry-d-star-lite.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 MKC88DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCQ01), Jan 1, 1988: Flagg Star Lite (N87LF), Ft. Scott, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN SPARS AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS INSIDE THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 19880101000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880101000049A), Jan 1, 1988: Amtras STARLITE (N87LF), Fort Scott, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Main spar failed while pilot was buzzing pilots parents home. Crashed in river. Builder failed to strengthen wing.

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