# N287AF: 1990 Bartel Dean J AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 2013-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bartel Dean J AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/bartel-dean-j-avid-flyer) (registry code 05616MB)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 287
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1990
- Last registry action: December 30, 1999
- Mode S code: A2E802
- Owner when cancelled: [Bartel Dean J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARTEL%20DEAN%20J)
- Location: [New London, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/New%20London)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.4102° N, 88.7617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54961, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=287AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287AF-2013-09-24

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 Bartel Dean J AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/bartel-dean-j-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 CHI91DEP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEP01), Nov 4, 1990: Dean Bartel Avid Flyer Stol (N287AF), New London, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND.

## 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 19901104049259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104049259A), Nov 4, 1990: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N287AF), New London, WI, Substantial damage. Too fast and long for landing on short Private strip. Elected to go around too late and struck trees at runway end.

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