# N43280: 1992 Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/houts-jerry-r-avid-mark-iv) (registry code 95708EY, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 1176D
- Year built: 1992
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 11, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A52E15
- Registered owner: [Miner Jeremiah K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINER%20JEREMIAH%20K)
- Location: [Cambridge, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cambridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8882° N, 93.5186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50046, 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=43280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43280

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 (Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA035), Oct 21, 2011: Houts Avid Mark IV (N43280), Hibbing, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of a hose clamp, which resulted in an oil line rupture and subsequent loss of engine oil pressure.

## 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 20111021024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111021024179A), Oct 21, 2011: Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV (N43280), Hibbing, MN, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was heading east at about 800 ft when the aircraft cabin began to fill with fumes and smoke. At that point, [privacy data omitted] had…
- [Incident 20081225855029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081225855029I), Dec 25, 2008: Houts AVIDMARKIV (N43280), Chisolm, MN, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] operated his ski equipped avid mark iv locally on a 12/25/2008 from his personal landing strip located on his property. After…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2011FA0000718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000718), Oct 21, 2011: LINE. FAILED. PROBLEM OCCURED ON SUPPLY LINE TO OIL COOLER ON AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. HOSE CLAMP HOLDING AUTOMOTIVE TYPE OIL HOSE TO BARBED FITTING ON OIL COOLER WAS MOUNTE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N43280

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N43280 before.

- [Cancelled 1990-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43280-1990-01-23): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288416025. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1970-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43280-1970-06-16): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 6939, built 1946. Owner: [Salisbury George III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALISBURY%20GEORGE%20III), [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)

## Related

- Other Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/houts-jerry-r-avid-mark-iv/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser.md

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