# N54BX: 1994 Bilby Keith AVID AMPHIBIAN, registration cancelled 2013-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bilby Keith AVID AMPHIBIAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/bilby-keith-avid-amphibian) (registry code 05625Q7)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 54A
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1994
- Certificate issued: March 31, 2008
- Last registry action: March 31, 2008
- Mode S code: A6D5C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Saum Gordon K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUM%20GORDON%20K)
- Location: [Paradise, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Paradise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.6396° N, 85.1181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49768, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54BX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54BX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54BX-2013-11-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Bilby Keith AVID AMPHIBIAN: https://openairdocs.org/model/bilby-keith-avid-amphibian.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 CHI05CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA263), Sep 10, 2005: Keith Avid Amphibian (N54BX), Buchanan, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. A factor was the power lines.

## 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 20050910027289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050910027289A), Sep 10, 2005: Amtr AVIDCATALINA (N54BX), Buchanan Twp, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was interviewed at the scene by myself. He stated that he was flying the aircraft practicing take off and landings on…

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