# N987TW: 2017 Thomas Wild AVID MARK IV, registration cancelled 2019-09-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 26, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending
- Airframe: [Thomas Wild AVID MARK IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-wild-avid-mark-iv) (registry code 056326Y)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 001412
- Year built: 2017
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 2019
- Last registry action: June 24, 2019
- Mode S code: ADC6E3
- Location: [Lake Wylie, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Lake%20Wylie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1063° N, 81.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29710, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=987TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987TW-2019-09-26

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 Thomas Wild AVID MARK IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-wild-avid-mark-iv.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 GAA19CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA416), Jul 15, 2019: Thomas Wild Avid (N987TW), York, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent reduction of power during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the pilot’s inadvertent reduction of power was his lack of experience with…

## 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 20190715011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190715011799A), Jul 15, 2019: Thomas Wild AVID MARK IV (N987TW), York, SC, Destroyed. N987TW was taking off from a grass strip and during climb out the aircraft stalled and veered left and crashed in a cornfield adjacent to the grass strip.

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