{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"1976-07-26","airworthiness_ops":"Research and development; Exhibition","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"1982-07-16","city":"LA MESA","country_code":"US","county_code":"073","cruise_speed_mph":141,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"33710","engine_horsepower":26,"engine_maker":"HIRTH","engine_model":"F10","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2028-02-29","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-04-21","maker":"Bede","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"BEDE","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"1130513","mode_s_code":"51440573","mode_s_hex":"A6417B","model":"BD-5","n_number":"N502BD","name":"VERBEKE FRANK G JR","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N502BD is a Bede BD-5, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1974. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in La Mesa, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 16, 1982 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development; exhibition, dated July 26, 1976.","region":"Western-Pacific","region_code":"4","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":4,"serial_number":"5-0003","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"CA","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"9175 LAVELL ST","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00081015","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N502BD","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1974,"zip":"919415635"}