# N87Z: 1944 North American B-25J, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [North American B-25J](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-b-25j) (registry code 6400710)
- Engine: [Wright C14AB AC BA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c14ab-ac-ba) (registry code 67030)
- Serial number: 44-86873A
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: June 21, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1981
- Last registry action: May 12, 1984
- Mode S code: ABF63C
- Owner when cancelled: [Ortiz Marcelo R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORTIZ%20MARCELO%20R)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7795° N, 80.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33126, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87Z-2013-05-15

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 North American B-25J: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-b-25j.md

## 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 19820802035189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802035189A), Aug 2, 1982: Namer B25J (N87Z), Long Island, Bahamas, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft ditched in ocean after right engine caught on fire.

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