# N500BD: 1971 Bede BD-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bede BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-bd-5) (registry code 1130513, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Keikhafer MK55](https://openairdocs.org/engine/keikhafer-mk55) (registry code 36501)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1971
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 30, 1971
- Certificate issued: December 22, 1982
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A63A0D
- Registered owner: [Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAA%20AVIATION%20FOUNDATION%20INC)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, 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=500BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500BD

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-5)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Keikhafer MK55)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N500BD.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N500BD.

## 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 BD-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-bd-5/aircraft.md
- The Keikhafer MK55 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/keikhafer-mk55.md

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