# N44BD: Dempsey SONERAI II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dempsey SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/dempsey-sonerai-ii) (registry code 0565999, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 111010
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: July 9, 2013
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A54861
- Registered owner: [Dempsey Brian L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEMPSEY%20BRIAN%20L)
- Location: [Millersville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Millersville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0896° N, 76.6206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21108, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44BD

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 (Dempsey SONERAI II)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N44BD.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N44BD.

## Reports on N44BD not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N44BD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19750525017269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750525017269A), May 25, 1975: Amtr 1130541 (N44BD), Bay City, TX, Substantial damage. Acft on climb out on 1st test flt plt lost aileron ctl.

## 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 N44BD

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N44BD before.

- [Cancelled 1976-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44BD-1976-05-21): Reed BD-4, S/N 205. Owner: [Hubbell Reed](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUBBELL%20REED), [Lake Jackson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lake%20Jackson)

## Related

- Other Dempsey SONERAI II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dempsey-sonerai-ii/aircraft.md

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