# N4685: 2009 Bede BD-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bede BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-bd-4) (registry code 1130512, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 800
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 2009
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A5BA5A
- Registered owner: [Creech David W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CREECH%20DAVID%20W)
- Location: [Oriental, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Oriental)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0460° N, 76.7038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28571, 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=4685
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4685

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 BD-4)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4685.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4685.

## 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 N4685

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4685 before.

- [Cancelled 2012-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685-2012-12-11): S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE AST, S/N 2235, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Fisher Ronald G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FISHER%20RONALD%20G), [Albany, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Albany)

## Related

- Other Bede BD-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-bd-4/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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