# N5KB: 1976 Kibler Bede BD-5, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Kibler Bede BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/kibler-bede-bd-5) (registry code 1130773)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5B-2222
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1977
- Last registry action: August 10, 1977
- Mode S code: A63621
- Owner when cancelled: [Woodbridge Fredrik P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODBRIDGE%20FREDRIK%20P)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8079° N, 118.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5KB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5KB-2012-08-10

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Kibler Bede BD-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/kibler-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 SEA85FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA156), Jun 29, 1985: Kibler-Bede BD-5B (N5KB), Oak Harbor, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19850629061239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629061239A), Jun 29, 1985: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N5KB), Oak Harbor, WA, Destroyed. Hit trees during emergency landing. Cylinder seized due to overheating. Water in 2 cycle engine. No mixture control
- [Incident 19780529041079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529041079I), May 29, 1978: Amtrbd BEDEBD5A (N5KB), East Madera, CA. Funny noise from engine folowed by loss of power. Internal engine failure.

## Other aircraft with N5KB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5KB): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 11376, built 2026

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