N87R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-32 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 4, 2023. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N87R is reserved by a private party since February 4, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Schweizer SGS 2-32 cancelled February 4, 2023
- Serial number
- 41
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 17, 2016
- Last FAA action
- May 18, 2019
- Last owner
- Hollister Soaring Center LLC (LLC)
Hollister, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N87R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 2-32 · serial 41
The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which necessitated a forced landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 2-32 · serial 41
The dual student's failure to maintain aircraft control while taxiing from the active runway and the delayed remedial action by the flight instructor. A contributing factor was the unfavorable high wind 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