N487TC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182T built in 2004. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 4, 2010. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 182T cancelled October 4, 2010
- Serial number
- 18281486
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2004
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 2, 2005
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 2008
- Last owner
- Kaleta Smith LLC (Corporation)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N487TC
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182T · serial 18281486
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after inadvertantly encountering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather brief and the severe weather conditions.
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