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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N157VM

N157VM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Vander Molen Harold AVID FLYER built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 22, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Vander Molen Harold AVID FLYER cancelled October 22, 2018

Serial number
0157
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
Year built
1986
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 7, 2015
Last FAA action
June 17, 2015
Last owner
Benti Dale L (Individual)
Miles City, MT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N157VM

SEA06CA094Accident on May 14, 2006 at Miles City, MT: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Harold Vander Avid Flyer · serial 0157

Failure of the engine to propeller reduction gearbox for undetermined reasons. High vegetation 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