# Accident 19810411015589A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Davis, CA, April 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1981, 10:45 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: Yolo Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5794° N, 121.8569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YOLO COUNTY (DWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5794&lon=-121.8569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25BD-1984-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson BD-5 (registry code 1130573, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 63 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN HIGH SINK RATE & STEEP BANK. FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS.

## 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 LAX81FVG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG24), Apr 11, 1981: Bede BD-5B (N25BD), Winters, 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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