Single-engine piston

N87LJ

1988 Homebuilt Glasair RG

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
SN-487R
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chicago, IL
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Registration record

N87LJ on the FAA register

Type
1988 Homebuilt Glasair RG
Serial
SN-487R
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1988-09-02
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABF500
Mode S (octal)
52772400
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Registration pending
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1988-09-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N87LJ

N87LJ is a 1988 Homebuilt Glasair RG, serial number SN-487R. It is registered to an individual in Chicago, Illinois.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 2, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87LJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87LJ.

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.