# N305BJ: Billings J O/White C E AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 1991-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Billings J O/White C E AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/billings-j-o-white-c-e-avid-flyer) (registry code 05612QB)
- Serial number: 305
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 11, 1988
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A33207
- Owners when cancelled: [Billings James O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLINGS%20JAMES%20O), [White Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20CHARLES%20E)
- Location: [St Joseph, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/St%20Joseph)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0543° N, 86.4631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49085, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305BJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=305BJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305BJ-1991-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Billings J O/White C E AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/billings-j-o-white-c-e-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 CHI89DET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DET05), May 21, 1989: Billings/White Avid Flyer (N305BJ), Niles, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOOSE CARBURETOR(S) DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE/INSTALLATION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR…

## 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 19890521012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012309A), May 21, 1989: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N305BJ), Coldwater, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine quit turning final made steep turn to land in open field stalled spun in. Clamp holding carburetor fell off.

## Other aircraft with N305BJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305BJ): Cessna 305A, S/N 22465, built 1951

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