# N7156X: Simpson Raymond M AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Simpson Raymond M AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/simpson-raymond-m-avid-flyer) (registry code 056162W)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 588
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 1996
- Certificate issued: June 10, 1994
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A991E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Tate Maurice J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TATE%20MAURICE%20J)
- Location: [Charlestown, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Charlestown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3935° N, 71.6713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02813, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7156X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7156X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7156X-2013-09-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Simpson Raymond M AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/simpson-raymond-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 NYC97LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA162), Aug 10, 1997: Simpson Avid Flyer (N7156X), Westerly, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## 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 19970810046959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810046959A), Aug 10, 1997: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N7156X), Westerly, RI, No damage. (-23) Estimated fuel before take off at 2.5 hrs. At 1.8 hrs on the hobb meter on final the engine stopped, I knew I couldn't make the runway so I cleared the…

## Other aircraft with N7156X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7156X): Dassault FALCON 6X, S/N 015, built 2024
- [Cancelled 1970-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7156X-1970-06-12): Cessna 150A, S/N 15059256. Owner: [Sinclair Pipe Line Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINCLAIR%20PIPE%20LINE%20COMPANY), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)

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