# N47065: 1998 Leavitt Jeff AVID FLYER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Leavitt Jeff AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/leavitt-jeff-avid-flyer) (registry code 05613AS, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 63
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 10, 2021
- Expires: November 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A5C462
- Registered owner: [Crawford Buster R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAWFORD%20BUSTER%20R)
- Location: [Lewiston, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Lewiston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2517° N, 116.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83501, 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=47065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47065

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 (Leavitt Jeff AVID FLYER)

None in force.

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

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 ANC01LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA118), Aug 22, 2001: Thomson Avid Flyer (N47065), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during initial climb due to a broken spark plug.

## 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.

- [Accident 20010822036349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010822036349A), Aug 22, 2001: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N47065), Birchwood, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot took off from Birchwood Airport. On climbout the spark plug in one of the two cylinders broke and spark plug wire fell off. Engine would not make…

## 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 2001FA0000407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000407), Sep 4, 2001: SPARK PLUG. BROKEN. THE CERAMIC PORTION OF THE SPARK PLUG BROKE COMPLETELY AROUND AND ALLOWED THE SPARK PLUG WIRE TO FALL OFF WITH THE PIECE OF CERAMIC INSIDE THE WIRE AND CAP. ENG

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N47065

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N47065 before.

- [Cancelled 1981-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47065-1981-06-18): Aerospatiale SA315B, S/N 2423, built 1975. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Rocky Mountain Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKY%20MOUNTAIN%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Provo, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Provo)
- [Cancelled 1954-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47065-1954-05-24): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5997. Owner: [Penn Aero Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENN%20AERO%20SERVICE%20INC), [New Castle, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Castle)

## Related

- Other Leavitt Jeff AVID FLYER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/leavitt-jeff-avid-flyer/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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