# N5439V: Russman/Laughlin AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 1997-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Russman/Laughlin AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/russman-laughlin-avid-flyer) (registry code 05613GN)
- Serial number: 122
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1986
- Last registry action: June 18, 1997
- Mode S code: A6E6B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Wood U F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20U%20F)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1316° N, 115.1699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89109, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5439V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5439V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439V-1997-10-08

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 Russman/Laughlin AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/russman-laughlin-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 LAX96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA164), Mar 30, 1996: Russman Avid Flyer (N5439V), Searchlight, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: an engine failure from oil exhaustion due to a leak in the oil line.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19960330013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330013219A), Mar 30, 1996: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N5439V), Searchlight, NV, Substantial damage. Engine siezed due oil starvation. Struck trees landing. Found leak in oil line.
- [Incident 19930330011149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930330011149I), Mar 30, 1993: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N5439V), Jean, NV, Minor damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed off runway on highway. Departed and flipped on back in desert.
- [Incident 19901001048459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901001048459I), Oct 1, 1990: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N5439V), Jean, NV, Minor damage. Engine failed. Forced landing in desert. Right gear hit brush and collapsed. Replaced fuel pump and propeller.

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