Single-engine piston

N578DS

1989 Homebuilt Avid Flyer Speedwing

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
578
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hendersonville, NC
Registration record

N578DS on the FAA register

Type
1989 Homebuilt Avid Flyer Speedwing
Serial
578
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hendersonville, NC
Certificate issued
2020-03-13
Airworthiness date
1996-04-24
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A76C7D
Mode S (octal)
51666175
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N578DS.
  • 1996-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N578DS

N578DS is a 1989 Homebuilt Avid Flyer Speedwing, serial number 578. It is registered to an individual in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2020 and expires on March 31, 2027.

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 24, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N578DS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N578DS.

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.