# N81AF: Prideaux James R AVID FLYER, registration cancelled 1992-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1992
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Prideaux James R AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/prideaux-james-r-avid-flyer) (registry code 056168X)
- Serial number: 81
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1990
- Last registry action: December 4, 1990
- Mode S code: AB0709
- Owner when cancelled: [Prideaux James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRIDEAUX%20JAMES%20R)
- Location: [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6695° N, 116.6510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83605, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81AF-1992-12-23

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 Prideaux James R AVID FLYER: https://openairdocs.org/model/prideaux-james-r-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 SEA93LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA008), Oct 11, 1992: James R. Prideaux Avid Flyer (N81AF), Mt. Home, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A TAIL WIND.

## 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 19921011041479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921011041479A), Oct 11, 1992: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N81AF), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. Lost control departing with quartering tail wind. Veered off runway. Reported request runway 31. Not on transcript.

## Other aircraft with N81AF

- [Cancelled 2019-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81AF-2019-07-10): Cessna 172R, S/N 17280072, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Linea Central Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINEA%20CENTRAL%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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