# N31BL: 1984 Leak Bob AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 2012-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Leak Bob AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/leak-bob-avid-flyer) (registry code 056137X)
- Engine: [Cuyuna ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cuyuna-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 19050)
- Serial number: 31
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 26, 1984
- Last registry action: January 29, 1998
- Mode S code: A3449C
- Location: [Liberal, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Liberal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31BL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31BL-2012-09-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Leak Bob AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/leak-bob-avid-flyer.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19840506021069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840506021069I), May 6, 1984: N31BL, Kelso, WA, Minor damage. Engine failed on climbout. Landed on a dirt road. A piston seized in cylinder from excessive heat.

## Other aircraft with N31BL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31BL): Jonker Sailplanes JS3, S/N 03-001, built 2016
- [Cancelled 1981-03-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31BL-1981-03-12): Bell 206B, S/N 1290, built 1974. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Crescent Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRESCENT%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Hollywood, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hollywood)

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