Single-engine piston

N491PL

1989 Homebuilt Avid Flyer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
485
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Townsend, MT
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Registration record

N491PL on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Avid Flyer
Serial
485
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Townsend, MT
Certificate issued
1998-05-04
Airworthiness date
1991-04-02
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6151F
Mode S (octal)
51412437
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N491PL.
  • 1991-04-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N491PL

N491PL is a 1989 Homebuilt Avid Flyer, serial number 485. It is registered to co-owners in Townsend, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 1998 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 2, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N491PL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N491PL.

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.