Single-engine piston

N987E

1990 Homebuilt RV-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1990
Serial
01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shelbyville, KY
Registration record

N987E on the FAA register

Type
1990 Homebuilt RV-4
Serial
01
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shelbyville, KY
Certificate issued
2020-07-24
Airworthiness date
1991-02-04
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADC589
Mode S (octal)
53342611
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N987E.
  • 1991-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1990
    Manufactured (1990).
Overview

About N987E

N987E is a 1990 Homebuilt RV-4, serial number 01. It is registered to an individual in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 2020 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 February 4, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N987E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N987E.

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.