# Accident 19820117002019A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Mojave, CA, January 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1982, 08:16 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0698° N, 118.1792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0698&lon=-118.1792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381JH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,855 total, 2 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117002019A

## Narrative

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

DIVED INTO GROUND WHILE CIRCLING OVER AIRPORT. REASON UNKNOWN. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 LAX82FUQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ08), Jan 17, 1982: Bede BD-5B (N381JH), Mojave, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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