# N44BD: Reed BD-4, registration cancelled 1976-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Reed BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-bd-4) (registry code 1130515)
- Serial number: 205
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1972
- Mode S code: A54861
- Owner when cancelled: [Hubbell Reed](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUBBELL%20REED)
- Location: [Lake Jackson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lake%20Jackson)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44BD-1976-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Reed BD-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-bd-4.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 FTW75FRA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRA29), May 25, 1975: Bede BD4 (N44BD), Bay City, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N44BD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44BD): Dempsey SONERAI II, S/N 111010

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