Single-engine piston

N487V

1930 American Eaglecraft Eaglet 231

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1930
Serial
1044
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A40 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Brodhead, WI
Registration record

N487V on the FAA register

Type
1930 American Eaglecraft Eaglet 231
Serial
1044
Engines
Continental A40 series
Registered owner
Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc
Brodhead, WI
Certificate issued
2012-07-02
Airworthiness date
1966-04-08
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A60475
Mode S (octal)
51402165
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N487V.
  • 1966-06-03
    Accident at East Amherst Ny, 32; damage: substantial.
  • 1966-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1930
    Manufactured (1930).
Overview

About N487V

N487V is a 1930 American Eaglecraft Eaglet 231, serial number 1044. The FAA register lists Alfred and Lois Kelch Aviation Museum Inc as the registrant in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A40 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 8, 1966.

N487V has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-06-03 Accident · East Amherst Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1785
Reported aircraft: Amer Eagle 231

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.