# N126DW: 1988 Weste Don A AVID AMPHIBIAN, registration cancelled 2004-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Weste Don A AVID AMPHIBIAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/weste-don-a-avid-amphibian) (registry code 9570846)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 026
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1989
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1997
- Last registry action: November 18, 2003
- Mode S code: A06A5C
- Owner when cancelled: [Weste Don A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTE%20DON%20A)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=126DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126DW-2004-05-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Weste Don A AVID AMPHIBIAN: https://openairdocs.org/model/weste-don-a-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 ANC01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA008), Oct 15, 2000: Weste Avid (N126DW), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a piston failure. Factors in the accident were an out-of-rig flight control system, an inadvertent stall, and no suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## 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 20001015041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001015041709A), Oct 15, 2000: Amtr AVIDAMPHIBIA (N126DW), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On departure from the Birchwood airstrip, during the initial amateur built certification process, the engine quit at 700 feet MSL. The aircraft entered a…

## Other aircraft with N126DW

- [Cancelled 2014-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126DW-2014-09-16): Ward Allen D CGS HAWK ARROW II, S/N ADW-01-19523112, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ward Allen D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20ALLEN%20D), [Brandon, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Brandon)

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