Single-engine piston

N87JL

2026 Homebuilt RV-7A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2026
Serial
74992
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Maurertown, VA
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Registration record

N87JL on the FAA register

Type
2026 Homebuilt RV-7A
Serial
74992
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-M1B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Maurertown, VA
Certificate issued
2025-10-21
Airworthiness date
2026-03-13
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABF4D0
Mode S (octal)
52772320
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2025-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N87JL to the current registrant.
  • 2018-04-04
    N87JL previously assigned to a Homebuilt Mark V (s/n .001); cancelled.
Overview

About N87JL

N87JL is a 2026 Homebuilt RV-7A, serial number 74992. It is registered to an individual in Maurertown, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-M1B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 13, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N87JL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-04-12 Accident · Amelia, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN14LA195
Reported aircraft: Larsen Mark V — a different aircraft that carried the N87JL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The distributor failure, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise climb.

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.