# Accident 19831027074869A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Sugar Grove, IL, October 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1983, 17:22 local time
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7595° N, 88.4492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7595&lon=-88.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99555, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99555-1989-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Popelka Robert J BD-5 (registry code 11307C4, https://openairdocs.org/model/popelka-robert-j-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FEE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831027074869A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM SEVERAL CARBURETOR DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 CHI84FEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FEE01), Oct 27, 1983: Popelka BD-5 (N99555), Sugar Grove, IL, 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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