# Accident 19810927062679A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Brandy Station, VA, September 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Brandy Station, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4950° N, 77.8900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandy Station, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4950&lon=-77.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469HF-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lambert Richard E BD-5B (registry code 11307G1, https://openairdocs.org/model/lambert-richard-e-bd-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,015 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FIA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927062679A

## Narrative

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

WATER-COOLED ENGINE QUIT WHEN WATER PRESSURE HOSE BURST. STEAM SHORTED OUT DISTRIBUTER. CRASH-LANDED.

## 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 ATL81FIA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA11), Sep 27, 1981: Bede BD-5B (N469HF), Brandy Station, VA, 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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