# Accident 19850629061239A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Oak Harbor, WA, June 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1985, 15:10 local time
- Place: Oak Harbor, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2938° N, 122.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2938&lon=-122.6282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5KB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5KB-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kibler Bede BD-5 (registry code 1130773, https://openairdocs.org/model/kibler-bede-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Reported engine: XENOAH G72CC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 650 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629061239A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. CYLINDER SEIZED DUE TO OVERHEATING. WATER IN 2 CYCLE ENGINE. NO MIXTURE CONTROL

## 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 SEA85FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA156), Jun 29, 1985: Kibler-Bede BD-5B (N5KB), Oak Harbor, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5KB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780529041079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529041079I), May 29, 1978: Amtrbd BEDEBD5A (N5KB), East Madera, CA. Funny noise from engine folowed by loss of power. Internal engine failure.

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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