# Accident 19860504015449A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Merced, CA, May 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1986, 10:19 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Merced Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3499° N, 120.4209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3499&lon=-120.4209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504015449A

## Narrative

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

THE CANOPY OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT OPENED DURING TAKEOFF FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT STALLED

## 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 LAX86DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA07), May 4, 1986: Wright BD5B (N357X), Merced, CA, 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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