Single-engine piston

N170BD

Homebuilt BD-17

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bede Family Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hinckley, OH
Registration record

N170BD on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt BD-17
Serial
002
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Bede Family Foundation Inc
Hinckley, OH
Certificate issued
2025-05-23
Airworthiness date
2002-10-19
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1194A
Mode S (octal)
50214512
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N170BD.
  • 2002-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N170BD

N170BD is a Homebuilt BD-17, serial number 002. The FAA register lists Bede Family Foundation Inc as the registrant in Hinckley, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 19, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N170BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N170BD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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