Single-engine piston

N931AS

2015 Homebuilt BD-4 Experimental CL

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2015
Serial
1359B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bainbridge, IN
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Registration record

N931AS on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt BD-4 Experimental CL
Serial
1359B
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bainbridge, IN
Certificate issued
2019-05-16
Airworthiness date
2023-08-07
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ACE971
Mode S (octal)
53164561
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-14
    Accident at Lowell, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-08-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2019-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N931AS to the current registrant.
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
  • 2009-11-19
    N931AS previously assigned to a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (s/n 49232); cancelled.
Overview

About N931AS

N931AS is a 2015 Homebuilt BD-4 Experimental CL, serial number 1359B. It is registered to an individual in Bainbridge, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1A engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 7, 2023.

N931AS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-11-14 Accident · Lowell, IN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN24LA038
Reported aircraft: Bede BD-4
Probable cause: Fatigue cracking of the propeller blade root, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the propeller blade from its root. Contributing to the accident was the improper machining of the blade root threads, which resulted in chatter/ratchet marks that weakened the strength of the blade root.
1994-04-18 Incident · Seattle, WA Damage: Minor NTSB · SEA94IA103
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 — a different aircraft that carried the N931AS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FRACTURE OF A MAIN GEAR WHEEL HUB.

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.