# Accident 19850721032759A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Acme, MI, July 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1985, 20:35 local time
- Place: Acme, MI
- Airport: Acme Skyport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7653° N, 85.4684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Acme Skyport (57MI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7653&lon=-85.4684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115PK-2006-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kauffman BEDE IV (registry code 1130526, https://openairdocs.org/model/kauffman-bede-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,442 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721032759A

## Narrative

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

MIXTURE CONTROL NOT SAFETY WIRED.  BECAME DISCONNECTED, CUT OFF FUEL TO ENGINE. LANDED IN FIELD, HIT AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 CHI85LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA305), Jul 22, 1985: Kauffman BD4 (N115PK), Acme, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N115PK (1)

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

- [Accident 20040526009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040526009579A), May 26, 2004: Kauffm BEDEIV (N115PK), Traverse City, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed runway 10 at tvc airport on 5-26-04. While climbing and turning left the pilot reported that he started to lose power and could not…

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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