# N1280D: Oestreich Gerald M AVID FLYER MK IV, registration cancelled 2021-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Oestreich Gerald M AVID FLYER MK IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/oestreich-gerald-m-avid-flyer-mk-iv) (registry code 05623Z5)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1280D
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1994
- Certificate issued: August 14, 2018
- Last registry action: August 14, 2018
- Mode S code: A073C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Verbael Russell D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERBAEL%20RUSSELL%20D)
- Location: [Great Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Great%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6318° N, 111.3289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59404, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1280D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1280D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1280D-2021-12-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Oestreich Gerald M AVID FLYER MK IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/oestreich-gerald-m-avid-flyer-mk-iv.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 SEA94LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA241), Sep 18, 1994: Oestreich Avid Flyer MK IV (N1280D), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PROPER DESCENT RATE WAS EXCEEDED. LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OPERATION WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 19940918048799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918048799A), Sep 18, 1994: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N1280D), Moses Lake, WA, Substantial damage. Ampibious homebuilt nosed over on water landing. Reported high sink rate unchecked. Impact collapsed right float.

## Other aircraft with N1280D

- [Cancelled 1952-07-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1280D-1952-07-31): Cessna 170A, S/N 20126. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Johnston Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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