Single-engine piston

N1734A

1992 Homebuilt BD-5B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
1734
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Honda CIVIC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Casco, MI
Registration record

N1734A on the FAA register

Type
1992 Homebuilt BD-5B
Serial
1734
Engines
Honda CIVIC
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Casco, MI
Certificate issued
2025-04-15
Airworthiness date
1992-10-02
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A12737
Mode S (octal)
50223467
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N1734A to the current registrant.
  • 1992-10-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1969-06-23
    N1734A previously assigned to a Piper PA-18 (s/n 18-1305); cancelled.
Overview

About N1734A

N1734A is a 1992 Homebuilt BD-5B, serial number 1734. It is registered to an individual in Casco, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 15, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Honda CIVIC engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 2, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1734A. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-02-22 Accident · Worden,Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2539
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N1734A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILED AT FORWARD V FITTING.
1967-10-13 Accident · Billings,Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4318
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N1734A registration before this airframe.

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.