# Accident 19851110057749A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Westfield, MA, November 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1985, 13:06 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1579° N, 72.7159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1579&lon=-72.7159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58266, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58266-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dorfman William A BEDE 4 (registry code 11304D9, https://openairdocs.org/model/dorfman-william-a-bede-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,714 total, 6 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851110057749A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF IN GUSTY CONDITION CONTROL WAS LOST. SETTLED BESIDE RUNWAY WHERE NOSE WHEEL FAILED DUE TO FAULTY WELD

## 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 NYC86FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNE01), Nov 10, 1985: Dorfman,William A. Bede 4/275 (N58266), Westfield, MA, 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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