# N118A: Speyer James AVID AMPHIBIAN, registration cancelled 1993-12-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 28, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Speyer James AVID AMPHIBIAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/speyer-james-avid-amphibian) (registry code 9570869)
- Serial number: 6
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1990
- Last registry action: November 18, 1993
- Mode S code: A049EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Speyer James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEYER%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1132° N, 86.8704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37205, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118A-1993-12-28

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Speyer James AVID AMPHIBIAN: https://openairdocs.org/model/speyer-james-avid-amphibian.md

## 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 LAX92LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA050), Nov 22, 1991: Speyer Avid Amphibian (N118A), San Ysidro, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT/BUILDER TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED AIRFRAME MODIFICATION PROCEDURE TO PREVENT THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF A FLAPERON DUE TO FLUTTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IN…

## 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 19911122053329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911122053329A), Nov 22, 1991: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N118A), San Diego, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Left flaperon flutter and failure. Began descent left wing separated. Pilot jumped too low. No counter weights.

## Other aircraft with N118A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118A): Cessna A185F, S/N 18503339, built 1977
- [Cancelled 1970-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118A-1970-11-23): Lockheed 749A-79, S/N 2615. Owner: [Airline Management & Investment Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRLINE%20MANAGEMENT%20%26%20INVESTMENT%20INC), [Huntington, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Huntington)

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