# N400BD: 2003 Musitano Charles M BD-4/TVAP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Musitano Charles M BD-4/TVAP](https://openairdocs.org/model/musitano-charles-m-bd-4-tvap) (registry code 05615ZU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A-350SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser) (registry code 27023)
- Serial number: 0001
- Year built: 2003
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2003
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A4ACBE
- Registered owner: [Musitano Charles M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUSITANO%20CHARLES%20M)
- Location: [Huntsville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Huntsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5630° N, 86.5194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35803, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=400BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400BD

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 (Musitano Charles M BD-4/TVAP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Franklin 6A-350SER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N400BD.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N400BD.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N400BD

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N400BD before.

- [Cancelled 1980-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400BD-1980-07-02): Bede BD-4, S/N 05612AH, built 1970. Owner: [Bede James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEDE%20JAMES%20R), [Newton, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Newton)

## Related

- Other Musitano Charles M BD-4/TVAP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/musitano-charles-m-bd-4-tvap/aircraft.md
- The Franklin 6A-350SER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-350ser.md

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