# N115PK: 1985 Kauffman BEDE IV, registration cancelled 2006-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Kauffman BEDE IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/kauffman-bede-iv) (registry code 1130526)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 115
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1995
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2003
- Last registry action: April 18, 2006
- Mode S code: A04015
- Owners when cancelled: [Kauffmam Paul Edwin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAUFFMAM%20PAUL%20EDWIN), [Kauffman Margaret Jessup](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAUFFMAN%20MARGARET%20JESSUP)
- Location: [Traverse City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Traverse%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8494° N, 85.5426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49686, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115PK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=115PK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115PK-2006-06-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Kauffman BEDE IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/kauffman-bede-iv.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI04CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA142), May 26, 2004: Kauffman Bede IV (N115PK), Acme, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Engine oil starvation and inadequate maintenance by the pilot.
- [NTSB CHI85LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA305), Jul 22, 1985: Kauffman BD4 (N115PK), Acme, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040526009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040526009579A), May 26, 2004: Kauffm BEDEIV (N115PK), Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed runway 10 at tvc airport on 5-26-04. While climbing and turning left the pilot reported that he started to lose power and could not…
- [Accident 19850721032759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721032759A), Jul 21, 1985: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N115PK), Acme, MI, Destroyed. Mixture control not safety wired. Became disconnected, cut off fuel to engine. Landed in field, hit an embankment.

## Other aircraft with N115PK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115PK): Airbus S A S A380-841, S/N 0088

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