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N9487T

N9487T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 22, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Piper PA-38-112 cancelled March 22, 1991

Serial number
3878A0114
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
July 15, 1987
Last FAA action
January 31, 1991
Last owner
Vowell Stevan E (Co-owned)
Berryville, AR
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N9487T

CHI90LA014Accident on October 21, 1989 at Lincoln, IL: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0114

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE RUNWAY CONDITION & OBSTRUCTIONS.

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