# Kennedy Robert L AVID FLYER - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 05613KN - Manufacturer (registry): KENNEDY ROBERT L - Model: AVID FLYER - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 ยท Reciprocating - Seats: 1 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/kennedy-robert-l-avid-flyer Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft (1) - [N138RK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138RK): [Edie Louis N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDIE%20LOUIS%20N), [White Pigeon, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/White%20Pigeon), S/N 138 ## NTSB investigations (2) 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 CHI93LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA207), Jun 13, 1993: Robert L. Kennedy Avid Flyer (N138RK), White Pigeon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO ATTAIN PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED IDLE SETTING WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS ALSO A CAUSE. - [NTSB CHI87DET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DET06), Jun 14, 1987: Kennedy Avid Flyer (N138RK), Goshen, IN, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19930612022879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612022879A), Jun 12, 1993: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N138RK), White Pigeon, MI, Substantial damage. High on final. Closed power. Engine quit. Landed long,ran off end of strip. Engine idle speed set too low. - [Accident 19870614020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870614020129A), Jun 14, 1987: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N138RK), Goshen, IN, Substantial damage. Suffered a broken propeller. Aircraft damaged by vibrations. Engine fell off on emergency landing in a field. ## Service difficulty reports (2) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR 2006FA0000544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000544), May 26, 2006: DRIVE GEAR. DAMAGED. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. ON CLIMB-OUT ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND PROPELLER RPM DECREASED. THE GRD-2000 GEAR REDUCTION UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THE DRIVE GEAR WAS - [SDR 2001FA0000573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001FA0000573), Oct 23, 2001: BEARING. FAILED. ENGINE FAILED IN-FLIGHT DUE TO FAILURE OF CONNECTING ROD ROLLER BEARINGS ON CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Lunbeck John E AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/lunbeck-john-e-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601HV - [Marcy Danny L AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/marcy-danny-l-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601PA - [Morris Timothy J AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/morris-timothy-j-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602BV - [Hutson Scott AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/hutson-scott-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602WR - [Howard Donald R AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-donald-r-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056034Z - [Baer Donald W AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/baer-donald-w-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605NS - [Sohn Richard AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/sohn-richard-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05608XE - [Neuffer Paul C AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/neuffer-paul-c-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561216 - [Mcbride Dennis AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcbride-dennis-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561219 - [Pierce Mark O AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/pierce-mark-o-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561228 - [Sweeney William M AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/sweeney-william-m-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056126F - [Madden Maurice AVID FLYER](https://openairdocs.org/model/madden-maurice-avid-flyer): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056126V --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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