# N169DS: Leibert Edward BD-5B, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Leibert Edward BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/leibert-edward-bd-5b) (registry code 056221M)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 29
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: None
- Last registry action: November 29, 2000
- Mode S code: A11379
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=169DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169DS-2013-04-09

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 Leibert Edward BD-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/leibert-edward-bd-5b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA028), Oct 30, 1996: Leibert BD-5B (N169DS), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power during the takeoff initial climb, due to an undetermined cooling system malfunction. A related factor was: soft terrain in the forced landing area.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19961030034489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030034489A), Oct 30, 1996: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B (N169DS), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost power in climbout. Tore off gear landing in desert. Cartwheeled. Engine overheated. Coolant system suspect.

## Other aircraft with N169DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169DS): Rotorsport UK MTOSPORT 2017, S/N RSUK-M01839, built 2019

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