# N8CH: 1998 Hesterman Clifford A AVID FLYER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hesterman Clifford A AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/hesterman-clifford-a-avid-flyer) (registry code 05626Y6, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1364D
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1998
- Certificate issued: November 11, 2023
- Expires: November 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AADD65
- Registered owner: [Halsmer Philip L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALSMER%20PHILIP%20L)
- Location: [Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4229° N, 86.7607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47905, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8CH

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 (Hesterman Clifford A AVID FLYER)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8CH.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8CH.

## 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 N8CH

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8CH before.

- [Cancelled 1992-11-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8CH-1992-11-19): Hummer Calvin R LONG EZ, S/N 1990L. Owner: [Hummer Calvin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMMER%20CALVIN%20R), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1989-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8CH-1989-11-17): Heiss BEDE BD-5, S/N 2421. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Hesterman Clifford A AVID FLYER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hesterman-clifford-a-avid-flyer/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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