# Incident 19780624034639I: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Broomfield, CO, June 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1978, 07:00 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250TH-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helfrich-Leonard BEDE BD-5B (registry code 11307B3, https://openairdocs.org/model/helfrich-leonard-bede-bd-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honda CIVIC (registry code 33802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624034639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLAPS RETRACTED DURING FLARE, PLANE DROPPED IN FROM 10 FEET. NOT ENOUGH SPRING TENSION TO HOLD DETENT.

## Other reports on N250TH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880701035799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701035799A), Jul 1, 1988: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B (N250TH), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Engine overheated and quit on climb out due to a lean mixture and inadequate cooling system. Crashed off airport.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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