N87002 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 7GCBC built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 17, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bellanca 7GCBC cancelled September 17, 2013
- Serial number
- 700-74
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 5, 1985
- Last FAA action
- February 4, 1998
- Last owner
- Piasecki Paul T (Individual)
Reno, NV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Acrobatic
Engineering & Research 415-C cancelled May 20, 1965
- Serial number
- 175
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 21, 1963
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Deal Jesse L JR (Individual)
Elkton, VA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N87002
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7GCBC · serial 700-74
THE PITTS PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: INADEQUATE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PITTS PILOT.
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