# N548BD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 13, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=548BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N548BD

## Aircraft that carried N548BD

- [Cancelled 2013-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N548BD-2013-08-13): Crowe John T BEDE 5B, S/N 548. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Crowe John T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWE%20JOHN%20T), [Cape Girardeau, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Cape%20Girardeau)

## NTSB investigations on N548BD (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC86FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FCA01), Oct 26, 1985: Bede BD-5B (N548BD), Cape Girardeau, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N548BD (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 19851026056289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851026056289A), Oct 26, 1985: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B (N548BD), Cape Girardeau, MO, Destroyed. Engine failure on test flight. Entered spin and impacted ground. Ignition leads loose. Pilot consumed alcohol.

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