N987
1947 Fairchild 24R-46
N987 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-09-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2013-09-05Certificate of registration issued as N987 to the current registrant.
- 1956-05-15Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1947Manufactured (1947).
- 1932-12-12N987 previously assigned to a International Aircraft F-17 (s/n 7); cancelled.
About N987
N987 is a 1947 Fairchild 24R-46, serial number R46-389. The FAA register lists Carlsbad Raceway Corp as the registrant in Hemet, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 5, 2013 and expires on September 30, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Fairchild 6-440 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 15, 1956.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N987. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Accident & incident history
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.
