Single-engine piston

N455AD

Homebuilt BD 4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
316
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Redwood City, CA
Registration record

N455AD on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt BD 4
Serial
316
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Redwood City, CA
Certificate issued
2021-11-18
Airworthiness date
1989-05-07
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A584B3
Mode S (octal)
51302263
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N455AD.
  • 1989-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N455AD

N455AD is a Homebuilt BD 4, serial number 316. It is registered to co-owners in Redwood City, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 7, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N455AD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N455AD.

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.