# Accident 19870418010039A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Kankakee, IL, April 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1987, 12:20 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1097° N, 87.8607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1097&lon=-87.8607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Reported engine: AMTR KAWASAKI*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 214 total, 0 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870418010039A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT AT 1000 FEET AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT SPIRALED AND HIT GROUND. CARBURETOR DEFECT SUSPECT.

## 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 CHI87DEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEE08), Apr 18, 1987: Bede BD5 A-B (N501RM), Kankakee, IL, 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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