N87LW is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Williams Leo A RV-4 built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 29, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Williams Leo A RV-4 cancelled October 29, 2020
- Serial number
- 1115
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1987
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 31, 2017
- Last FAA action
- May 31, 2017
- Last owner
- Kill Bryan L (Individual)
San Diego, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N87LW
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vans RV4 · serial 1115
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn from the base leg to final approach, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude over mountainous 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