# N61453: 1998 Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40](https://openairdocs.org/model/fiebich-paul-dean-airbike-rx40) (registry code 05605UE, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0001
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1998
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2025
- Expires: December 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A800BD
- Registered owner: [Holmes Steve A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20STEVE%20A)
- Location: [Mountain Home, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mountain%20Home)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3424° N, 92.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72653, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61453
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61453

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 (Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40)

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 CEN15CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA201), Mar 31, 2015: Fiebich Paul Dean Airbike RX40 (N61453), Derby, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear.

## 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.

- [Incident 20160612024289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160612024289I), Jun 12, 2016: Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40 (N61453), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. On June 12, 2016 at approximately 1615 local time, a private pilot, exercising sport pilot privileges, was involved in an aircraft incident while landing an…
- [Accident 20150331005409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150331005409A), Mar 31, 2015: Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40 (N61453), Derby, KS, Substantial damage. On March 31st, 2015 at approximately 1734 local time, a private pilot exercising sport pilot privileges made a hard landing in an air bike RX40 at Blue Sky…

## 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 N61453

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N61453 before.

- [Cancelled 1956-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61453-1956-02-15): Boeing A75N1(PT17), S/N 75-1538. Owner: [Hradsky Fred E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HRADSKY%20FRED%20E), [Muskegon, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Muskegon)

## Related

- Other Fiebich Paul Dean AIRBIKE RX40 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fiebich-paul-dean-airbike-rx40/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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