# Accident 19850823040299A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Woods Cross, UT, August 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1985, 06:50 local time
- Place: Woods Cross, UT
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8893° N, 111.9291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8893&lon=-111.9291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711JK-2010-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitchell BD-4 (registry code 1130402, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitchell-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ford CONVERSION (registry code 26701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823040299A

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED INVERTED AFTER LOSS OF POWER ON TAKEOFF. CONTAMINATED FUEL IN FLOAT BOWL. UNLICENSED PILOT AND AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN85FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTM06), Aug 23, 1985: Mitchell/Bede BD-4 (N711JK), Woods Cross, UT, 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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