Aircraft Description
N500BD is a 1971 Bede BD-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Eaa Aviation Foundation INC in Oshkosh, WI. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 30, 1971. The registration certificate was issued on December 22, 1982. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2029. Powered by a Keikhafer MK55 engine producing 40 horsepower, N500BD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A63A0D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N500BD was last updated on July 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Bede is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 35 Bede aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the BD-5 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N500BD. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC