# N420RJ: Rowe Ray AVID FLYER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rowe Ray AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/rowe-ray-avid-flyer) (registry code 05624ZF, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1251D
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 1994
- Certificate issued: October 2, 2018
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A4FD1F
- Registered owner: [Frehafer Glenn A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREHAFER%20GLENN%20A)
- Location: [Spring Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Spring%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7252° N, 116.9903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91977, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=420RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420RJ

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 (Rowe Ray AVID FLYER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N420RJ.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20240508007199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240508007199I), May 8, 2024: Rowe AVID FLYER (N420RJ), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. On may 8, 2024, at brown field (sdm) California. Aircraft had been cleared by ATC on runway 26R for takeoff. Pilot applied power and aircraft preceded down the…

## 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 N420RJ

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N420RJ before.

- [Cancelled 1974-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420RJ-1974-01-18): Beech C-45H, S/N AF154. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Central California Communications Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20CALIFORNIA%20COMMUNICATIONS%20CORP), [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)

## Related

- Other Rowe Ray AVID FLYER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rowe-ray-avid-flyer/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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