Single-engine piston

N52BD

1978 Homebuilt BD-5B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
238
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Honda CIVIC
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Murfreesboro, TN
Registration record

N52BD on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt BD-5B
Serial
238
Engines
Honda CIVIC
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Murfreesboro, TN
Certificate issued
2004-08-12
Airworthiness date
1984-09-24
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A686B2
Mode S (octal)
51503262
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-08-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N52BD.
  • 1984-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N52BD

N52BD is a 1978 Homebuilt BD-5B, serial number 238. It is registered to an individual in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 12, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Honda CIVIC engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 24, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N52BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N52BD.

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.