# N9BD: Feil Fred BD-5, registration cancelled 1991-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Feil Fred BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/feil-fred-bd-5) (registry code 11307J8)
- Serial number: 3323
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1983
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: AC6A97
- Owner when cancelled: [Fred Feil](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRED%20FEIL)
- Location: [Pleasant Ridge, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pleasant%20Ridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4715° N, 83.1445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48069, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9BD-1991-10-15

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 Feil Fred BD-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/feil-fred-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 CHI89DEC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC06), Aug 26, 1989: Feil BD-5 (N9BD), Pontiac, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCESSIVE PULL-UP MANEUVER AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL…

## 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 19890826031719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826031719A), Aug 26, 1989: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N9BD), Pontiac, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control on second takeoff in his homebuilt. Rolled right and crashed from 100 feet AGL.

## Other aircraft with N9BD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9BD): Shaffer Burnett C RV-8A, S/N 80513, built 2010

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