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N72BD

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Cessna 305A · Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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Registered owner
Heidorf Thomas H
Location
Powell, TX
Owner type
Individual
Serial number
21655
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
February 23, 1972
Certificate issued
August 25, 2023
Expires
August 31, 2030
Mode S code
A9A150
Cessna 305AAirframe model · 2 seats · 1 engine · 166 registeredTCDS 5A5Airframe · Cessna 305AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 1

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Airframe · Cessna 305A

AD 75-04-04Oil Line System

Information bulletins that may apply

Advisory, not mandatory.

No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models

NTSB investigations · 1

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NTSB GAA17CA460Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEagle Lake, TXThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing in variable wind conditions.Jul 29, 2017 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 20170729012679ALanding: Touchdown · Eagle Lake, TXAccording to the pilot, on July 29, 2017, he was in the back seat of aircraft registration number N72BD when he and the aircraft owner (which is also pilot) departed from the aircraft owner?s farm runway for an orientation flight. After takeoff he took…Jul 29, 2017 · Substantial damage

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N72BDGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Cessna 305A aircraft
Reports on N72BD not matched to an aircraft · 2

They name N72BD, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

SDR 2009FA0000377Angle · crackedRT VERTICAL BREATHER ANGLE CRACKED AFT OF RT MAIN LANDING GEAR. (K)Apr 23, 2009 · N72BD · Gulstm GIV · Wing Miscellaneous StructureSDR CVG2008F00000Windshield · crackedDURING A FLIGHT, WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, FROM SJC TO AGC, RT FWD WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE CRACKED DUE TO HEATING ELEMENT FAILURE. AC DIVERTED TO IRK WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS DEFERRED AT IRK AND THE AIRCRAFT REPOSITIONED TO ATW FOR REPAIRS. THE Sep 5, 2008 · N72BD · Gulstm GIV · Flight Compartment Windows

STCs that may be installed · 103

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1

This aircraft carried N72BD before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.

1981Mcdowell BD-7 · S/N 2Cancelled Oct 19, 1981 · Mcdowell Paul G, Wheaton, IL