# N157VM: 1986 Vander Molen Harold AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 2018-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Vander Molen Harold AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/vander-molen-harold-avid-flyer) (registry code 05613XT)
- Engine: [Rotax 532](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-532) (registry code 55579)
- Serial number: 0157
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1986
- Certificate issued: May 7, 2015
- Last registry action: June 17, 2015
- Mode S code: A0E617
- Owner when cancelled: [Benti Dale L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTI%20DALE%20L)
- Location: [Miles City, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Miles%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3602° N, 105.8675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59301, within about 30 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N157VM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=157VM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N157VM-2018-10-22

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 Vander Molen Harold AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/vander-molen-harold-avid-flyer.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2006FA0000544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000544), May 26, 2006: DRIVE GEAR. DAMAGED. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. ON CLIMB-OUT ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND PROPELLER RPM DECREASED. THE GRD-2000 GEAR REDUCTION UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THE DRIVE GEAR WAS 

## 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 SEA06CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA094), May 14, 2006: Harold Vander Avid Flyer (N157VM), Miles City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine to propeller reduction gearbox for undetermined reasons. High vegetation 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 20060514007029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060514007029A), May 14, 2006: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N157VM), Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated he departed his private strip at approximately 11:00 a.m. for a local flight. He traveled to the Sunday creek airport and did a touch…

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