Light jet

N152BD

1973 Homebuilt BD-5J

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
5J-0002
Class
Light jet
Engines
Micro TRS-18
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gardiner, ME
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Registration record

N152BD on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt BD-5J
Serial
5J-0002
Engines
Micro TRS-18
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gardiner, ME
Certificate issued
2006-04-28
Airworthiness date
2012-05-03
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0D1BA
Mode S (octal)
50150672
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2006-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N152BD.
  • 1974-07-17
    Accident at Newton,Kans, 16; damage: substantial.
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N152BD

N152BD is a 1973 Homebuilt BD-5J, serial number 5J-0002. It is registered to an individual in Gardiner, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2006 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, one Micro TRS-18 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated May 3, 2012.

N152BD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-07-17 Accident · Newton,Kans, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1997
Reported aircraft: Bede BD-5J
Probable cause: ITTNG PLT IN HEAD. ACFT SUBJECTD TO APPROX 15G.

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.