Twin piston

N287

1943 Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACF

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
48287
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-2600 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cavanaugh Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Addison, TX
Registration record

N287 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACF
Serial
48287
Engines
2 × Wright R-2600 series
Registered owner
Cavanaugh Air LLC
Addison, TX
Certificate issued
2013-11-07
Airworthiness date
1985-11-07
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2E7FB
Mode S (octal)
50563773
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-11-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N287 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-11-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1972-05-22
    N287 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-7C (s/n 45206); cancelled.
  • 1946-11-06
    N287 previously assigned to a Boeing 40B (s/n 898); cancelled.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N287

N287 is a 1943 Consolidated Vultee 28-5ACF, serial number 48287. The FAA register lists Cavanaugh Air LLC as the registrant in Addison, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 7, 2013 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright R-2600 series engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 7, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N287.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N287.

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.