# Accident 19810819050519A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Chowchilla, CA, August 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1161° N, 120.2420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chowchilla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1161&lon=-120.2420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117CP-1989-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ponsness BEDE BD-4 (registry code 1130474, https://openairdocs.org/model/ponsness-bede-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 106 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819050519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE EN ROUTE.OVERTURNED LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. EVERYTHING CHECKED NORMAL.INCIDENT CLOSED.CAUSE

## 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 LAX81FVA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA58), Aug 19, 1981: Bede BD-4 (N117CP), Chowchilla, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N117CP (1)

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

- [Incident 19790428025189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428025189I), Apr 28, 1979: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N117CP), Deer Park, WA, Minor damage. Nose gear failed during landing. In spection revealed an existing crack.

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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