Single-engine piston

N87JA

1998 Cessna 172S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
172S8012
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N87Ja Lk Aircraft Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Wheeling, IL
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1998 Cessna 172S
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Registration record

N87JA on the FAA register

Type
1998 Cessna 172S
Serial
172S8012
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
N87Ja Lk Aircraft Holdings LLC
Wheeling, IL
Certificate issued
2009-06-09
Airworthiness date
1998-09-01
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
ABF4C6
Mode S (octal)
52772306
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
517 nm
Cruise (type)
124 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-06-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N87JA to the current registrant.
  • 1998-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1991-07-08
    N87JA previously assigned to a Homebuilt Ashby B8M (s/n 5419); cancelled.
Overview

About N87JA

N87JA is a 1998 Cessna 172S, serial number 172S8012. The FAA register lists N87Ja Lk Aircraft Holdings LLC as the registrant in Wheeling, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 9, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 124 knots and a range of about 517 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated September 1, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87JA.

Cruise
124 kt
Range
517 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,630 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,335 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87JA.

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.