We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Dahlman Francis G
Model
BEDE BD-4
Year
1971
Serial number
25
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A3A392
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1981 – nowIndividual ownerZeeland, MI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 4, 1984 · Grand Haven, MI
THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE WIND TEE INDICATING A WESTERLY WIND BUT DURING LANDING FLARE/ROLL, A GUSTY WIND FROM THE SOUTH CAUSED THE ACFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.