# N49BP: 1986 Giertz Lars M AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 2012-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Giertz Lars M AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/giertz-lars-m-avid-flyer) (registry code 056121K)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 216
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1986
- Last registry action: September 21, 2000
- Mode S code: A60DE6
- Location: [Lansdale, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lansdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2307° N, 75.3036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19446, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49BP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49BP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49BP-2012-12-10

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 Giertz Lars M AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/giertz-lars-m-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 DEN91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA112), Aug 10, 1991: Lars Avid Flyer (N49BP), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN FLARING THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE: (1) STUCK PISTON RINGS AND (2) THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE FLAPS.

## 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 19910810033069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810033069A), Aug 10, 1991: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N49BP), Colorado Spring, CO, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Stalled on flare for forced landing. Piston rings fouled by excessive carbin. Lost compression.

## Other aircraft with N49BP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49BP): Quest KODIAK 100, S/N 100-0145, built 2015

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