Aircraft Description
N502BD is a 1974 Bede BD-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Verbeke Frank G Jr in La Mesa, CA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 26, 1976. The registration certificate was issued on July 16, 1982. The registration is set to expire on February 29, 2028. Powered by a Hirth F10 engine producing 26 horsepower, N502BD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6417B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N502BD was last updated on April 21, 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 N502BD. 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