Single-engine piston

N487W

2019 Homebuilt Virus SW 100 IS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
987 SWN 100 IS
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Valencia, CA
Registration record

N487W on the FAA register

Type
2019 Homebuilt Virus SW 100 IS
Serial
987 SWN 100 IS
Engines
Rotax 912 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Valencia, CA
Certificate issued
2023-04-26
Airworthiness date
2020-01-31
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6048E
Mode S (octal)
51402216
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N487W to the current registrant.
  • 2020-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2019
    Manufactured (2019).
  • 1935-10-24
    N487W previously assigned to a Stearman 4CM-1 (s/n 4035); cancelled.
Overview

About N487W

N487W is a 2019 Homebuilt Virus SW 100 IS, serial number 987 SWN 100 IS. It is registered to an individual in Valencia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated January 31, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N487W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N487W.

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.