Single-engine piston

N42940

2004 Homebuilt Bdo 18

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
21901
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Otho, IA
Registration record

N42940 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Bdo 18
Serial
21901
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Otho, IA
Certificate issued
2026-03-18
Airworthiness date
2005-10-26
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5200B
Mode S (octal)
51220013
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N42940 to the current registrant.
  • 2005-10-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1990-03-21
    N42940 previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 288390042); cancelled.
  • 1974-02-20
    N42940 previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 18052388); cancelled.
Overview

About N42940

N42940 is a 2004 Homebuilt Bdo 18, serial number 21901. It is registered to an individual in Otho, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 26, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42940.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42940.

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.