# N2071U: 2001 Sohn Richard AVID FLYER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sohn Richard AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/sohn-richard-avid-flyer) (registry code 05608XE, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 589
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Avid Aircraft AVID FLYER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 2001
- Certificate issued: June 1, 2000
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A1AE92
- Registered owner: [Sohn Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOHN%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Defuniak Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Defuniak%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8512° N, 86.2008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32433, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2071U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2071U

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 (Sohn Richard AVID FLYER)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2071U.

## NTSB investigations on N2071U not matched to an aircraft (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 SEA81FYM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM24), May 10, 1981: Maule M4220C (N2071U), North Plains, OR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2071U.

## Reports on N2071U not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2071U, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19810510038499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510038499A), May 10, 1981: Maule M4220C (N2071U), North Plains, OR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on glider two takeoff. Freeed glider, overshot downwind landing on runway. No engine defects. Fuel off.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N2071U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2071U before.

- [Cancelled 1997-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2071U-1997-03-21): Knisel Edward R CHALLENGER SPECIAL, S/N 0393CW0420. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Knisel Edward R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNISEL%20EDWARD%20R), [Blissfield, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Blissfield)

## Related

- Other Sohn Richard AVID FLYER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sohn-richard-avid-flyer/aircraft.md
- The Subaru ALL MDLS A/B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b.md

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