# N771AF: 1992 Schwarzman James AVID HEAVY HAULER, registration cancelled 2013-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schwarzman James AVID HEAVY HAULER](https://openairdocs.org/model/schwarzman-james-avid-heavy-hauler) (registry code 9570898)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 771
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 8, 1992
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1991
- Last registry action: August 31, 2001
- Mode S code: AA6CC4
- Owner when cancelled: [Schwarzman James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWARZMAN%20JAMES)
- Location: [Tahoe City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tahoe%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1721° N, 120.1388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoe City, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N771AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=771AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771AF-2013-09-26

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 Schwarzman James AVID HEAVY HAULER: https://openairdocs.org/model/schwarzman-james-avid-heavy-hauler.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 LAX92LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA314), Jul 26, 1992: James Schwarzman Avid Flyer Heavy (N771AF), Truckee, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT BUILDER LOCATING THE FUEL FILTER IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 19920726027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027339A), Jul 26, 1992: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N771AF), Truckee, CA, Destroyed. Fuel starvation turning final. Struck bush and tumbled landing. Fuel filter clogged. Was ustream from fuel pump.

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