# N170BD: Bede James R BD-17

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bede James R BD-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-james-r-bd-17) (registry code 056103S, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 002
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 2002
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A1194A
- Registered owner: [Bede Family Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEDE%20FAMILY%20FOUNDATION%20INC)
- Location: [Hinckley, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Hinckley)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2491° N, 81.7379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44233, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=170BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170BD

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bede James R BD-17)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N170BD.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20081112851449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081112851449A), Nov 12, 2008: Bedeja BD17 (N170BD), Mansfield, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) After takeoff from MFD at 4500 MSL canopy swung open. Pilot could not close canopy due to aerodynamic pressure. Drag created by open canopy caused…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Bede James R BD-17 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-james-r-bd-17/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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