# N76DG: 1979 Gamble Don BD-4, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Gamble Don BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/gamble-don-bd-4) (registry code 11304A4)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1980
- Last registry action: May 1, 2000
- Mode S code: AA3F81
- Location: [Sterling, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Sterling)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6519° N, 103.2411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80751, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76DG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76DG-2013-06-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Gamble Don BD-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/gamble-don-bd-4.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 FTW94LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA201), Jun 17, 1994: Gamble BD-4 (N76DG), Leadville, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS WERE AN UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND EXCESSIVE LANDING APPROACH AIRSPEED.

## 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 19940617015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940617015589A), Jun 17, 1994: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N76DG), Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. Landed fast swerved and overcontrolled. Exited runway down a hill. Nosed over. Airspeed indicator unreliable.

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