# Accident 19840721033719A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Henderson, NV, July 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1984, 10:47 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0400° N, 114.9290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0400&lon=-114.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78JC-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sperling BD-4 (registry code 1130466, https://openairdocs.org/model/sperling-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721033719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN TURBULENCE FROM A NEARBY THUNDERSTORM. DIVED INTO GROUND IN A VERTICAL BANKED ATTITUDE.

## 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 SEA84FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA178), Jul 21, 1984: Sperling BD-4 (N78JC), Henderson, NV, 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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