# Accident 19801215078489A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Springfield, MO, December 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1980, 15:02 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8065V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8065V-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brizius Chester L BD-5B (registry code 11307D1, https://openairdocs.org/model/brizius-chester-l-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: 11,400 total, 1 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215078489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TEST FLIGHT ON AIRCRAFT WHEN PROP SHAFT FAILED. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING.

## 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 MKC81FCG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG19), Dec 15, 1980: Bede BD-5B (N8065V), Springfield, MO, 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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