# N727BD: Grouleff Greg BD-5B, registration cancelled 2006-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grouleff Greg BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grouleff-greg-bd-5b) (registry code 11307J4)
- Engine: [Honda CIVIC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (registry code 33802)
- Serial number: 849
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1986
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1990
- Last registry action: August 15, 2006
- Mode S code: A9BDAA
- Owner when cancelled: [Harcourt R David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARCOURT%20R%20DAVID)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3544° N, 86.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35244, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=727BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727BD-2006-10-11

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 Grouleff Greg BD-5B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grouleff-greg-bd-5b.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 ATL02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA087), Apr 17, 2002: Greg Grouleff BD-5B (N727BD), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing and the fracture of the left main landing gear casting.

## 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 20020417006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020417006179A), Apr 17, 2002: Amtr BD5B (N727BD), Bessemer, AL, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated that on landing the aircraft veered off the runway, skid about 300 feet and hit a tree. Further examination revealed that the left main…

## Other aircraft with N727BD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727BD): Lawrence R Holeman II GLASTAR, S/N 5599, built 2013

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