# N81VA: Lee David VELOCITY

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lee David VELOCITY](https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-david-velocity) (registry code 056124J, 4 seats)
- Serial number: DM0043
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: August 2, 2025
- Expires: August 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AB08DF
- Registered owner: [Frus Kevin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRUS%20KEVIN)
- Location: [Covington, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Covington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5611° N, 89.6320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38019, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81VA

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 (Lee David VELOCITY)

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 MIA89LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA117), Mar 29, 1989: Lee, David Velocity (N81VA), Ponte Vedra Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE THROUGH AN OVERSIGHT TO REMOVE THE CANARD GAP SEALS PRIOR TO AGGRAVATED STALL TESTING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING AN UNCONTROLLABLE FLIGHT REGIME.

## 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 19890329007119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890329007119A), Mar 29, 1989: Amtr VELOCITY (N81VA), Ponte Vedra Bch, FL, Substantial damage. On builders test flight for aft stability entered flat unrecoverable spin into ocean. Canard gap seals not removed.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Lee David VELOCITY aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-david-velocity/aircraft.md

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