Single-engine piston

N8499Y

Homebuilt BD-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Waterloo, IL
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Registration record

N8499Y on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt BD-4
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Waterloo, IL
Certificate issued
2014-02-28
Airworthiness date
1981-08-12
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA4F2
Mode S (octal)
52722362
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-02-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8499Y to the current registrant.
  • 1981-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1967-11-24
    N8499Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-1619); cancelled.
Overview

About N8499Y

N8499Y is a Homebuilt BD-4, serial number 1. It is registered to co-owners in Waterloo, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 28, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 12, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8499Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8499Y.

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.