Single-engine piston

N490GR

Homebuilt BD-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
97
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mobile, AL
Registration record

N490GR on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt BD-4
Serial
97
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mobile, AL
Certificate issued
2026-02-27
Airworthiness date
1986-07-30
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A610BE
Mode S (octal)
51410276
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N490GR.
  • 1986-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N490GR

N490GR is a Homebuilt BD-4, serial number 97. It is registered to an individual in Mobile, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

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 July 30, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N490GR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N490GR.

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.