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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N87VE

N87VE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Langley James H LANGLEY VARI-EZE. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Langley James H LANGLEY VARI-EZE cancelled July 8, 2013

Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 21, 1989
Last FAA action
October 3, 1992
Last owner
Undis Mike (Individual)
Superior, WI
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N87VE

CHI91DER03Accident on April 19, 1991 at Superior, WI: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Varieze 001 · serial 001

THE PILOT'S POOR PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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