Single-engine piston

N173BD

2008 Homebuilt BD-17

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
BD-17-007
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Hks 700E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Burnet, TX
Registration record

N173BD on the FAA register

Type
2008 Homebuilt BD-17
Serial
BD-17-007
Engines
Hks 700E
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Burnet, TX
Certificate issued
2003-05-08
Airworthiness date
2009-05-01
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1246F
Mode S (octal)
50222157
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Bede Aero BD-17
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
  • 2003-05-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N173BD.
Overview

About N173BD

N173BD is a 2008 Homebuilt BD-17, serial number BD-17-007. It is registered to an individual in Burnet, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 8, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Hks 700E engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 1, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N173BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N173BD.

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.