# N3DW: White BD-5, registration cancelled 1992-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [White BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/white-bd-5) (registry code 1130701)
- Serial number: 1267
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1992
- Last registry action: March 31, 1992
- Mode S code: A31B00
- Owners when cancelled: [Anderson Christopher](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20CHRISTOPHER), [Anderson Robert T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20ROBERT%20T)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8239° N, 118.1113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90808, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3DW-1992-08-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 White BD-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/white-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 LAX92LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA167), Apr 4, 1992: Bede BD-5 (N3DW), Compton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: 1) A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, 2) THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, AND 3) THE INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STALL SPIN. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: 1)…

## 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 19920404008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404008729A), Apr 4, 1992: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N3DW), Compton, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine heard to sputter. Dived to the ground. No engine problems found.
- [Incident 19850830048679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830048679I), Aug 30, 1985: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N3DW), Watsonville, CA, Minor damage. Bounced on landing and wingtip struck ground. Lost directional control, ran off runway and gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N3DW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3DW): Cessna 182P, S/N 18262003, built 1973

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