Single-engine piston

N502BD

1974 Homebuilt BD-5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
5-0003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Hirth F10
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
La Mesa, CA
Registration record

N502BD on the FAA register

Type
1974 Homebuilt BD-5
Serial
5-0003
Engines
Hirth F10
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
La Mesa, CA
Certificate issued
1982-07-16
Airworthiness date
1976-07-26
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A6417B
Mode S (octal)
51440573
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1982-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N502BD.
  • 1976-07-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N502BD

N502BD is a 1974 Homebuilt BD-5, serial number 5-0003. It is registered to an individual in La Mesa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 1982 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Hirth F10 engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated July 26, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N502BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N502BD.

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.