# Accident 19790606011119A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Mckinleyville, CA, June 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1979, 08:20 local time
- Place: Mckinleyville, CA
- Airport: Arcata
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9512° N, 124.0776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinleyville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9512&lon=-124.0776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7GD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7GD-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dickinson-Glen BD-4 (registry code 1130489, https://openairdocs.org/model/dickinson-glen-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606011119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED WHEN ENGINE ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR CAME LOOSE. LANDED SHORT OF RUN WAY. HIT DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 OAK79DVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD29), Jun 6, 1979: Bede BD4 (N7GD), Arcata, CA, substantial damage

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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