Single-engine piston

N43280

1992 Homebuilt Avid Mark IV

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record

Built

1992

Serial

1176D

Class

Single-engine piston

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registered owner

Individual · sign in to see

Based

Cambridge, IA

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Registration record

N43280 on the FAA register

Type

1992 Homebuilt Avid Mark IV

Serial

1176D

Engines

Rotax 582SER

Registered owner

Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in

Cambridge, IA

Certificate issued

2023-09-11

Airworthiness date

2007-02-09

Registration expires

2030-09-30

Airworthiness class

Experimental · amateur-built

Mode S (hex)

A52E15

Mode S (octal)

51227025

Seats (type)

Weight class

up to 12,499 lb

Status

Current as of October 2026

Registry history

Timeline

2030-09-30
Registration expires (renewal due).
2023-09-11
Certificate of registration issued as N43280 to the current registrant.
2011-10-21
Accident at Hibbing, MN; damage: substantial.
2007-02-09
Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
1992
Manufactured (1992).
1990-01-23
N43280 previously assigned to a Piper Warrior II (s/n 288416025); cancelled.
1970-06-16
N43280 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 6939); cancelled.

Overview

About N43280

N43280 is a 1992 Homebuilt Avid Mark IV, serial number 1176D. It is registered to an individual in Cambridge, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582SER engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 9, 2007.

N43280 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-10-21 Accident · Hibbing, MN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN12CA035

Reported aircraft: Houts Avid Mark IV

Probable cause: The improper installation of a hose clamp, which resulted in an oil line rupture and subsequent loss of engine oil pressure.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.