Single-engine piston

N974BD

1996 Homebuilt BD-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
16
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Springfield, IL
Registration record

N974BD on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt BD-4
Serial
16
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Springfield, IL
Certificate issued
2022-10-11
Airworthiness date
1996-11-11
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AD929E
Mode S (octal)
53311236
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N974BD.
  • 1996-11-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N974BD

N974BD is a 1996 Homebuilt BD-4, serial number 16. It is registered to co-owners in Springfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 11, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 11, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N974BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N974BD.

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.