N87NF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-46-310P built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 9, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-46-310P cancelled January 9, 2018
- Serial number
- 4608099
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1987
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 12, 2007
- Last FAA action
- October 21, 2011
- Last owner
- Culbair LLC (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N87NF
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-46-310P · serial 4608099
The pilot’s in-flight loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while operating in dark night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s design stress limitations and a subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction by the reported malfunction of the autopilot system.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-46-310P · serial 4608099
The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the dark night light condition.
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