Single-engine piston

N727BD

2013 Homebuilt Glastar

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
5599
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Mattituck TMX 360
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Semora, NC
Registration record

N727BD on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt Glastar
Serial
5599
Engines
Mattituck TMX 360
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Semora, NC
Certificate issued
2012-08-16
Airworthiness date
2013-07-04
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9BDAA
Mode S (octal)
52336652
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Stoddard Hamilton GLASTAR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-07-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2012-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N727BD to the current registrant.
  • 2006-10-11
    N727BD previously assigned to a Homebuilt BD-5B (s/n 849); cancelled.
Overview

About N727BD

N727BD is a 2013 Homebuilt Glastar, serial number 5599. It is registered to an individual in Semora, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Mattituck TMX 360 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 4, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N727BD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-04-17 Accident · Bessemer, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL02LA087
Reported aircraft: Greg Grouleff BD-5B — a different aircraft that carried the N727BD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing and the fracture of the left main landing gear casting.

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.