Single-engine piston

N9BD

2010 Homebuilt RV-8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2010
Serial
80513
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1AD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rochester, MN
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Registration record

N9BD on the FAA register

Type
2010 Homebuilt RV-8A
Serial
80513
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1AD
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rochester, MN
Certificate issued
2015-05-29
Airworthiness date
2010-07-20
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC6A97
Mode S (octal)
53065227
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N9BD to the current registrant.
  • 2010-07-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-10-15
    N9BD previously assigned to a Homebuilt BD-5 (s/n 3323); cancelled.
Overview

About N9BD

N9BD is a 2010 Homebuilt RV-8A, serial number 80513. It is registered to an individual in Rochester, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1AD engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 20, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9BD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-08-26 Accident · Pontiac, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI89DEC06
Reported aircraft: Feil BD-5 — a different aircraft that carried the N9BD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCESSIVE PULL-UP MANEUVER AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

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.