N487JS
N487JS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sheets James L KITFOX II. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 31, 2000. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Sheets James L KITFOX II cancelled March 31, 2000
- Serial number
- 487
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 17, 1998
- Last FAA action
- May 5, 1998
- Last owner
- Foster Robert D (Individual)
Massena, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N487JS
CHI98LA186Accident on June 2, 1998 at Greenfield, IA: minor injuries, destroyed.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sheets KITFOX II · serial 487
the initial climb airspeed not obtained/maintained after liftoff by the pilot in command. A factor was the improper compensation for wind conditions by the pilot in command.
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