# Accident 19790914022649A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5J, Merced, CA, September 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1979, 09:22 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Merced
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177RB-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bach BD-5J (registry code 1130774, https://openairdocs.org/model/bach-bd-5j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ames TRS-18-046 (registry code 04501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ames-trs-18-046) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 0 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790914022649A

## Narrative

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

FLAP POSITION LOCK MALFUNCTIONED ALLOWING FLAPS TO RETRACT ON SHORT FINAL. HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX79DVA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA62), Sep 14, 1979: Bede BD-5J (N177RB), Merced, 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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