N4287R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hankins Gary W CHALLENGER SPEC built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 29, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hankins Gary W CHALLENGER SPEC cancelled October 29, 2013
- Serial number
- CH20190CW0611
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 12, 1991
- Last FAA action
- February 4, 1998
- Last owner
- Hankins Gary W (Individual)
Alexandria, VA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Piper PA-32-300 cancelled June 12, 1969
- Serial number
- 32-40663
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Melridge Aviation CO (Corporation)
Vancouver, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4287R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hankins/Dickerson CLIPPED WINGS II · serial CW0611
THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM CAPACITOR DISCHARGE UNIT WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF TOTAL ENGINE POWER.
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