# N130LD: 2009 Ayers James E LESS DRAG SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2014-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Ayers James E LESS DRAG SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayers-james-e-less-drag-special) (registry code 05628L8)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540-D4B5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4b5) (registry code 41794)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 2010
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2009
- Last registry action: November 9, 2011
- Mode S code: A07C2F
- Owner when cancelled: [Ayers James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AYERS%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Newbury Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newbury%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1734° N, 118.9480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91320, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N130LD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=130LD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130LD-2014-08-11

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 Ayers James E LESS DRAG SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayers-james-e-less-drag-special.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 WPR13FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA298), Jun 29, 2013: Ayers Less Drag Special (N130LD), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and the pilot’s…

## 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 20130629011959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130629011959A), Jun 29, 2013: Ayers James E LESS DRAG SPECIAL (N130LD), Oxnard, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N130LD departed oxr rwy 25 June 29, 2013, at 12:00 PDT and crashed in a plowed field approximatly 1 mile south west of oxr. The aircraft was destroyed by the…

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