Aircraft N43280 Data

N43280
1992 Avid MARK IV, c/n 1176D
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Aircraft N43280, Fly Iowa 2023 Knoxville Iowa, at KOXV, photo by Floyd Taber
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Aircraft N43280, Plane Crashed today during emergency landing, photo by WBBM TV
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Airframe Info
Manufacturer Avid
Model MARK IV Search all Avid MARK IV
Year built 1992
Construction Number (C/N) 1176D
Aircraft Type Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats 2
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Ramjet
Engine Manufacturer and Model Rotax 582
Aircraft
Registration Number N43280
Mode S (ICAO24) Code a52e15
Certification Class Experimental
Certification Issued 2023-09-11
Air Worthiness Test 2007-02-09
Last Action Taken 2023-09-11
Current Status Valid
Owner
Registration Type Individual
Address Cambridge, IA 500461063
United States
Region Central
User Comments
R. A. Cox, 2006-02-20 05:00:00
Crashed on highway today (2/29/06) after hitting a pole during a forced landing, after a reported engine failure. Flight instructor injured, student uninjured. Airplane appears to be totalled from photos in news reports.

The single-engine plane crashed onto the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway less than a mile from the Schaumburg Regional Airport.

On board were 63-year-old John Vafhko, of Bloomingdale, and 18- year-old Kenneth Mattuck Jr., of Palatine.

Vafhko, a flight instructor, was taken to an area hospital with a head wound and was listed in fair condition. Mattuck, a flight student, walked away from the plane without serious injuries.

The crash occurred at around 12:30 p.m. Sunday near Hanover Park, according to a Hanover Park police dispatcher.
awi, 2006-02-20 05:00:00
An aircraft with this registration number crashed on a Chicago, Illinois (USA) freeway, specfically the Elgin-O’Hare expressway. See news photos at http://cbs2chicago.com/slideshows/local_slideshow_050172914/view?slide=5
N43280
Piper PA-28-161, c/n 288416025
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Manufacturer Piper
Model PA-28-161 Search all Piper PA-28-161
Construction Number (C/N) 288416025
Number of Seats 4
Number of Engines 1
Aircraft
Registration Number N43280
Mode S (ICAO24) Code a52e15
Current Status Deregistered
Registration Cancel Date 1990-01-23
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N43280
Taylorcraft BC12-D, c/n 6939
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Manufacturer Taylorcraft
Model BC12-D Search all Taylorcraft BC12-D
Construction Number (C/N) 6939
Number of Seats 2
Number of Engines 1
Aircraft
Registration Number N43280
Mode S (ICAO24) Code a52e15
Certification Issued 1969-07-11
Current Status Deregistered
Registration Cancel Date 1970-06-16
Owner
Registration Type Individual
Address Fort Collins, CO 80521
Region Northwest Mountain