# N157VM: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 22, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157VM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157VM

## Aircraft that carried N157VM

- [Cancelled 2018-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157VM-2018-10-22): Vander Molen Harold AVID FLYER, S/N 0157, built 1986. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Benti Dale L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTI%20DALE%20L), [Miles City, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Miles%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N157VM (1)

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 SEA06CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA094), May 14, 2006: Harold Vander Avid Flyer (N157VM), Miles City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine to propeller reduction gearbox for undetermined reasons. High vegetation was a factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N157VM (1)

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 20060514007029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060514007029A), May 14, 2006: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N157VM), Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated he departed his private strip at approximately 11:00 a.m. for a local flight. He traveled to the Sunday creek airport and did a touch…

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