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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1280D

N1280D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Oestreich Gerald M AVID FLYER MK IV. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 4, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N1280D is reserved by a private party since December 4, 2021. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Oestreich Gerald M AVID FLYER MK IV cancelled December 4, 2021

Serial number
1280D
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 14, 2018
Last FAA action
August 14, 2018
Last owner
Verbael Russell D (Individual)
Great Falls, MT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Cessna 170A cancelled July 31, 1952

Serial number
20126
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Mexico
Certificate issued
March 11, 1952
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Johnston Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Atlanta, GA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1280D

SEA94LA241Accident on September 18, 1994 at Moses Lake, WA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Oestreich AVID FLYER MK IV · serial 1280D

PROPER DESCENT RATE WAS EXCEEDED. LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OPERATION WAS A FACTOR.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site