Single-engine piston

N987SL

2006 Homebuilt Goat

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2006
Serial
1028KCM
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO 540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lamesa, TX
Registration record

N987SL on the FAA register

Type
2006 Homebuilt Goat
Serial
1028KCM
Engines
Lycoming IO 540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lamesa, TX
Certificate issued
2023-10-07
Airworthiness date
2006-12-05
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADC6C0
Mode S (octal)
53343300
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N987SL.
  • 2014-06-16
    Accident at Wolcott, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N987SL

N987SL is a 2006 Homebuilt Goat, serial number 1028KCM. It is registered to an individual in Lamesa, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO 540 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 5, 2006.

N987SL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-06-16 Accident · Wolcott, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN14CA318
Reported aircraft: Meyer Geoffrey A Goat
Probable cause: The failure of an oil line leading to the oil pressure transducer which resulted in oil starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.

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.