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N87JG

N87JG is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Groff John K Jr Q-2 built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 27, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Groff John K Jr Q-2 cancelled September 27, 2012

Serial number
2627
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1987
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 6, 1987
Last FAA action
August 4, 1990
Last owner
Groff John K JR (Individual)
Vincentown, NJ
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N87JG

NYC92LA145Accident on August 6, 1992 at Caldwell, NJ: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: John K. Groff JR. Q-2 · serial 2627

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MONITOR HIS FUEL SUPPLY WHICH RESULTED IN THE POWER LOSS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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