N487J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 25, 2020. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B cancelled June 25, 2020
- Serial number
- 5127
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1987
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 23, 2020
- Last FAA action
- April 23, 2020
- Last owner
- Verboski Timothy W (Individual)
Azle, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Acrobatic
Johnson Steven C AVID FLYER cancelled December 30, 2003
- Serial number
- SA-1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- April 4, 1988
- Last FAA action
- February 1, 1992
- Last owner
- Johnson Steven C (Individual)
Altadena, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N487J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pitts S2 · serial 5127
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B · serial 5127
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing.
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