Single-engine piston

N85ET

1998 Homebuilt BD-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
2649
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Los Gatos, CA
Registration record

N85ET on the FAA register

Type
1998 Homebuilt BD-4
Serial
2649
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Los Gatos, CA
Certificate issued
2018-06-15
Airworthiness date
1998-02-03
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABA575
Mode S (octal)
52722565
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-06-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N85ET.
  • 1998-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N85ET

N85ET is a 1998 Homebuilt BD-4, serial number 2649. It is registered to an individual in Los Gatos, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 15, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 3, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85ET.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85ET.

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.