Single-engine piston

N542BD

2002 Homebuilt BD-5B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
00542
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Litchfield, ME
Registration record

N542BD on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt BD-5B
Serial
00542
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Litchfield, ME
Certificate issued
2019-05-21
Airworthiness date
2002-08-01
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6DF77
Mode S (octal)
51557567
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N542BD.
  • 2002-08-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N542BD

N542BD is a 2002 Homebuilt BD-5B, serial number 00542. It is registered to an individual in Litchfield, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 1, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N542BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N542BD.

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.