# N25BD: Wilson BD-5, registration cancelled 1984-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Wilson BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-bd-5) (registry code 1130573)
- Serial number: 897
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1975
- Last registry action: March 10, 1984
- Mode S code: A25542
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson Kenneth P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20KENNETH%20P)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2442° N, 121.8316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25BD-1984-03-07

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 Wilson BD-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-bd-5.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 LAX81FVG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG24), Apr 11, 1981: Bede BD-5B (N25BD), Winters, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19810411015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015589A), Apr 11, 1981: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N25BD), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Crashed short of runway in high sink rate & steep bank. Fuel selector between tanks.

## Other aircraft with N25BD

- [Cancelled 2012-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25BD-2012-01-12): Rockwell International 690, S/N 11009, built 1972. Sale reported. Owner: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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