Single-engine turboprop

N487ZF

1986 Shorts Tucano MK1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1986
Serial
ZF487
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Garrett TPE331-12B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Asheville, NC
Registration record

N487ZF on the FAA register

Type
1986 Shorts Tucano MK1 (FAA: Short Brothers Plc S312 TUCANO T MK1)
Serial
ZF487
Engines
Garrett TPE331-12B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Asheville, NC
Certificate issued
2026-02-09
Airworthiness date
2026-04-13
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A604DF
Mode S (octal)
51402337
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2026-02-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N487ZF.
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N487ZF

N487ZF is a 1986 Shorts Tucano MK1 (FAA model S312 TUCANO T MK1), serial number ZF487. It is registered to an individual in Asheville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 9, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Garrett TPE331-12B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 13, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N487ZF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N487ZF.

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.