# N837TR: 1990 Reed Thomas E AVID COMMUTER, registration cancelled 2002-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Reed Thomas E AVID COMMUTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-thomas-e-avid-commuter) (registry code 05618XV)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 837
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1994
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1993
- Last registry action: May 14, 2002
- Mode S code: AB7414
- Owner when cancelled: [Reed Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REED%20THOMAS%20E)
- Location: [Escondido, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Escondido)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0871° N, 117.1252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92029, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N837TR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=837TR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N837TR-2002-10-31

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 Reed Thomas E AVID COMMUTER: https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-thomas-e-avid-commuter.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 LAX02LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA253), Aug 16, 2002: Reed Avid Commuter (N837TR), Goffs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine loss of power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## 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 20020816024509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020816024509A), Aug 16, 2002: Amtr AVIDCOMMUTER (N837TR), Goffs, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 16, 2002, at 0748 PDT, a reed avid commuter experimental aircraft, N837TR was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of…

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