# Accident 19851026056289A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Cape Girardeau, MO, October 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1985, 10:13 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3391° N, 89.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3391&lon=-89.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N548BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N548BD-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crowe John T BEDE 5B (registry code 11307K6, https://openairdocs.org/model/crowe-john-t-bede-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- Reported engine: AMTRHD EB2HONDA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851026056289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON TEST FLIGHT. ENTERED SPIN AND IMPACTED GROUND. IGNITION LEADS LOOSE. PILOT CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## 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 MKC86FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FCA01), Oct 26, 1985: Bede BD-5B (N548BD), Cape Girardeau, MO, destroyed, 1 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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