N1870R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Ams Flight APIS-M (MOTORGLIDER). The FAA cancelled the registration on April 13, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Ams Flight APIS-M (MOTORGLIDER) cancelled April 13, 2017
- Serial number
- A023KM
- Type
- Glider · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 5, 2006
- Last FAA action
- May 19, 2009
- Last owner
- Lurowist Jack (Individual)
Hopewell Jct, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
Raven Industries Inc. RX6 cancelled May 27, 2003
- Serial number
- RX6-255
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- September 5, 1990
- Last FAA action
- October 7, 1993
- Last owner
- Howes Janet M (Co-owned)
Running Springs, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
NTSB accident and incident record under N1870R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ams Flight APIS-M · serial A023KM
The pilot's improper use of wing spoilers on final approach and his misjudged distance/altitude resulting in the glider colliding with trees short of the runway.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site