Single-engine piston

N87LA

1989 Homebuilt Lancair 235

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
87
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sanger, CA
Registration record

N87LA on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Lancair 235
Serial
87
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sanger, CA
Certificate issued
2025-05-20
Airworthiness date
1989-08-25
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABF4F8
Mode S (octal)
52772370
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N87LA.
  • 1989-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N87LA

N87LA is a 1989 Homebuilt Lancair 235, serial number 87. It is registered to an individual in Sanger, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 20, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 25, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87LA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87LA.

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.