# N5439V: 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 8, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5439V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5439V

## Aircraft that carried N5439V

- [Cancelled 1997-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439V-1997-10-08): Russman/Laughlin AVID FLYER, S/N 122. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wood U F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20U%20F), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N5439V (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 LAX96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA164), Mar 30, 1996: Russman Avid Flyer (N5439V), Searchlight, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: an engine failure from oil exhaustion due to a leak in the oil line.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5439V (3)

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 19960330013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330013219A), Mar 30, 1996: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N5439V), Searchlight, NV, Substantial damage. Engine siezed due oil starvation. Struck trees landing. Found leak in oil line.
- [Incident 19930330011149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930330011149I), Mar 30, 1993: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N5439V), Jean, NV, Minor damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed off runway on highway. Departed and flipped on back in desert.
- [Incident 19901001048459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901001048459I), Oct 1, 1990: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N5439V), Jean, NV, Minor damage. Engine failed. Forced landing in desert. Right gear hit brush and collapsed. Replaced fuel pump and propeller.

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