# N503BD: Bede BD-5, registration cancelled 1977-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bede BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-bd-5) (registry code 1130513)
- Serial number: 50004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 21, 1973
- Mode S code: A64532
- Owner when cancelled: [Bede Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEDE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Newton, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Newton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=503BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503BD-1977-01-24

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 Bede BD-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-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 MKC77FCQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ08), Nov 23, 1976: Bede BD-5G (N503BD), Newton, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N503BD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503BD): Richard Karnes/Bomicro Tech FLIGHTLINE SER BD-5B, S/N 2030901

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