# N88WJ: Williams Bruce E JR AVID FLYER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Williams Bruce E JR AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-bruce-e-jr-avid-flyer) (registry code 05612DE, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 260
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1987
- Certificate issued: June 15, 2018
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AC1D79
- Registered owner: [Heidel David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEIDEL%20DAVID%20A)
- Location: [Spring Creek, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Spring%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5647° N, 115.5965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89815, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88WJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88WJ

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 (Williams Bruce E JR AVID FLYER)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N88WJ.

## 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.

- [Incident 20150221002039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150221002039I), Feb 21, 2015: Williams Bruce E Jr AVID FLYER (N88WJ), Saint George, UT, Minor damage. On final approach to touch down, winds shifted causing a down wind condition at touch down point. Pilot lost control which caused the aircraft to ground loop.…

## 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 Williams Bruce E JR AVID FLYER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-bruce-e-jr-avid-flyer/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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