Powered parachute

N2487B

2002 Homebuilt Sport

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
5503650
Class
Powered parachute
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brighton, TN
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Registration record

N2487B on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt Sport
Serial
5503650
Engines
Rotax 582DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brighton, TN
Certificate issued
2018-10-15
Airworthiness date
2007-09-24
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A25106
Mode S (octal)
50450406
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N2487B to the current registrant.
  • 2007-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
  • 1998-01-06
    N2487B previously assigned to a Bell 47G-2 (s/n 1499); cancelled.
Overview

About N2487B

N2487B is a 2002 Homebuilt Sport, serial number 5503650. It is registered to an individual in Brighton, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 15, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a powered parachute, one Rotax 582DCDI engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated September 24, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2487B. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-06-17 Accident · Moundsville, WV Damage: Destroyed NTSB · BFO89LA045
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N2487B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTIAN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE WHILE HOVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE. A TAIL ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN OBSTACLE CAUSING AN OVERLOAD SEPARATION FAILURE OF THE BLADE.
1967-02-19 Accident · Ft.Lauderdale,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0078
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N2487B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D ABOUT 40 FT AWAY.PLT RAN FROM SCENE,DISAPPEARED.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.