# N17127: Moots-Elmer BD-4, registration cancelled 2018-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Moots-Elmer BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/moots-elmer-bd-4) (registry code 1130488)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 614
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1985
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2014
- Last registry action: April 13, 2017
- Mode S code: A11FA2
- Owner when cancelled: [Parlin Larrol L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARLIN%20LARROL%20L)
- Location: [Milton Freewater, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Milton%20Freewater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9221° N, 118.3161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97862, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17127
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17127-2018-02-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Moots-Elmer BD-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/moots-elmer-bd-4.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 SEA91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA108), May 16, 1991: Lee Bede BD-4 (N17127), Elma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: PROPER ALIGNMENT WAS NOT MAINTAINED, INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION, AND THE PILOT DID NOT IDENTIFY A STALL.
- [NTSB SEA79FYM69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM69), Sep 27, 1979: Moots BD-4 (N17127), Battle Ground, WA, 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 19910516016229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516016229A), May 16, 1991: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N17127), Elma, WA, Substantial damage. Stalled on short final. Impacted in bushes adjacent to runway.
- [Accident 19790927033269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927033269A), Sep 27, 1979: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N17127), Battle Ground, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was unable to land at his destination. Ran out of fuel before reaching an alternate airport.

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