Single-engine piston

N985BD

Homebuilt RV-7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
73545
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kindred, ND
Registration record

N985BD on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt RV-7
Serial
73545
Engines
Lycoming O-320-E2A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kindred, ND
Certificate issued
2025-01-21
Airworthiness date
2014-06-03
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ADBDD4
Mode S (octal)
53336724
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N985BD.
  • 2014-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N985BD

N985BD is a Homebuilt RV-7, serial number 73545. It is registered to an individual in Kindred, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 21, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-E2A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 3, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N985BD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N985BD.

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.