# Accident 19830710029779A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Westfield, MA, July 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1983, 13:27 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1579° N, 72.7159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1579&lon=-72.7159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83SK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 13 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830710029779A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL. TOWER DID NOT NOTE PILOTS EMERGENCY CALL. HAD PROP AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM KNOWN BY PILOT

## 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 NYC83FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNE04), Jul 10, 1983: Bede BD-5B (N83SK), Westfield, MA, substantial damage, 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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