# N8144: 1972 Bede BD-4, registration cancelled 2023-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bede BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-bd-4) (registry code 1130512)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 405
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1978
- Last registry action: February 19, 1977
- Mode S code: AB1B1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bullen Gary H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BULLEN%20GARY%20H)
- Location: [Sunnyvale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sunnyvale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3716° N, 122.0232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94086, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8144
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8144-2023-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-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 DEN80FTE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE46), May 30, 1980: Bullen Bede 4 (N8144), Colorado Sprgs, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19800530017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800530017649A), May 30, 1980: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N8144), Colorado Spring, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit on takeoff due to water in fuel. Tried to land on airport. Too slow. High sink rate, crashed.

## Other aircraft with N8144

- [Cancelled 1935-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8144-1935-11-07): Cessna AW, S/N 159. Owner: [Rothsteen Rite S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTHSTEEN%20RITE%20S), [Long Island, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Long%20Island)

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