# N15DW: 1989 Schultz Donald W. AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 2010-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2010
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Schultz Donald W. AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/schultz-donald-w-avid-flyer) (registry code 05616QU)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 502
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 21, 1989
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1996
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A0C836
- Owner when cancelled: [Schultz Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHULTZ%20DONALD%20W)
- Location: [O Brien, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/O%20Brien)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0581° N, 82.9558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32071, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15DW-2010-10-29

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 Schultz Donald W. AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/schultz-donald-w-avid-flyer.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 MIA91LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA194), Aug 8, 1991: Schultz Avid Flyer 502 (N15DW), O'Brien, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PLANNED FINAL APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH AN ELECTRICAL SERVICE LINE, AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

## 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 19910808032619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910808032619A), Aug 8, 1991: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N15DW), Obrien, FL, Substantial damage. Struck wires and crashed on a road while turning final for Private strip. Pilot reported blinded by sun.

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