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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N194BD

N194BD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hoffman Donald W RV-4 built in 1994. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Hoffman Donald W RV-4 cancelled May 8, 2015

Serial number
3296
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1994
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 10, 2007
Last FAA action
January 19, 2010
Last owner
Joseph Thomas A (Individual)
Cottonwood, AZ
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N194BD

WPR13LA203Accident on April 20, 2013 at Bullhead City, AZ: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Hoffman RV-4 · serial 3296

The pilot’s suicidal act.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site