N87568 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-18-150 built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-18-150 cancelled May 15, 2013
- Serial number
- 18-8116
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 17, 1984
- Last FAA action
- February 13, 2006
- Last owner
- Stuhr R James (Individual)
North Pole, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Republic RC-3 cancelled October 11, 1974
- Serial number
- 130
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 5, 1963
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Thomson William J (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N87568
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-18 · serial 18-8116
FAILURE OF THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRPLANES TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER, AND THE ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE PA-16, N5960H. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUNGLARE.
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