# Accident 19820318006329A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Knightdale, NC, March 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Wendell-Knightdal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7900° N, 78.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knightdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7900&lon=-78.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223LW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223LW-2011-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weiss BD-4 (registry code 1130418, https://openairdocs.org/model/weiss-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FLJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318006329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. HIT TREES AND CRASHED.

## 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 ATL82FLJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLJ06), Mar 18, 1982: Bede BD-4 (N223LW), Knightdale, NC, destroyed, 2 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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