# N138RK: Kennedy Robert L AVID FLYER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Kennedy Robert L AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/kennedy-robert-l-avid-flyer) (registry code 05613KN, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 19050)
- Serial number: 138
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 1985
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1989
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A09A6A
- Registered owner: [Edie Louis N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDIE%20LOUIS%20N)
- Location: [White Pigeon, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/White%20Pigeon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7933° N, 85.6718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49099, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138RK

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Kennedy Robert L AVID FLYER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA207), Jun 13, 1993: Robert L. Kennedy Avid Flyer (N138RK), White Pigeon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO ATTAIN PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED IDLE SETTING WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS ALSO A CAUSE.
- [NTSB CHI87DET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DET06), Jun 14, 1987: Kennedy Avid Flyer (N138RK), Goshen, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930612022879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612022879A), Jun 12, 1993: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N138RK), White Pigeon, MI, Substantial damage. High on final. Closed power. Engine quit. Landed long,ran off end of strip. Engine idle speed set too low.
- [Accident 19870614020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614020129A), Jun 14, 1987: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N138RK), Goshen, IN, Substantial damage. Suffered a broken propeller. Aircraft damaged by vibrations. Engine fell off on emergency landing in a field.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Kennedy Robert L AVID FLYER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/kennedy-robert-l-avid-flyer/aircraft.md
- The Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b.md

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