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N487M

N487M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M-18C built in 1951. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 18, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Mooney M-18C cancelled December 18, 2012

Serial number
241
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1951
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 7, 1983
Last FAA action
July 18, 1992
Last owner
Forris Stephen C DBA (Individual)
South Freeport, ME
Airworthiness
Standard

Issoudun Aircraft Mfg Corp ISSOUDUN H-23 cancelled December 21, 1932

Serial number
1
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Issoudun Aircraft Mfg CORP (Corporation)
Pleasant Ridge, MI
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N487M

MIA84FA164Accident on May 10, 1984 at Sugar Loaf Key, FL: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M-18C · serial 241

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