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N42940

Olson B D/Olson D W BDO 18

Valid Iowa

N42940 is an Olson B D/Olson D W BDO 18, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2004. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Otho, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 18, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated October 26, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Olson B D/Olson D W
Model
BDO 18
Serial number
21901
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
Seats
2
Year built
2004
Transponder code
A5200B (octal 51220013)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 18, 2026
Expires
March 31, 2033
Last FAA action
March 18, 2026
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · October 26, 2005
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00154809

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Olson David W
Type
Individual
Address
2048 270Th St
Otho, IA 50569-7523

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 2

1990-03-21Piper PA-28-181 · exported to France · Valid registration
1974-02-20Cessna 180J · exported to Mexico · Valid registration

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data