Single-engine piston

N6240T

1993 Homebuilt Avid Flyer MK IV

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1993
Serial
1045D
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chuk James + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Chisholm, MN
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Registration record

N6240T on the FAA register

Type
1993 Homebuilt Avid Flyer MK IV
Serial
1045D
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Chuk James + 1 co-owner
Chisholm, MN
Certificate issued
2012-07-16
Airworthiness date
1993-06-09
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A82783
Mode S (octal)
52023603
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-06-20
    Accident at Hibbing, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N6240T to the current registrant.
  • 1993-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977-11-18
    N6240T previously assigned to a Cessna 150E (s/n 15060940); cancelled.
Overview

About N6240T

N6240T is a 1993 Homebuilt Avid Flyer MK IV, serial number 1045D. The FAA register lists Chuk James + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Chisholm, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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 June 9, 1993.

N6240T has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-06-20 Accident · Hibbing, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN13LA363
Reported aircraft: Thomsen Avid Flyer MK IV
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
1977-09-12 Accident · Springtown,Tx, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2881
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N6240T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: G IN A SMALL PLANE.

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.