# Accident 19871224079169A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Chula Vista, CA, December 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1987, 12:10 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6400° N, 117.0842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chula Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-117.0842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29DT-1991-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Teufel Armin U BD 5 (registry code 11307P2, https://openairdocs.org/model/teufel-armin-u-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871224079169A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED FROM CRUISE ALTITUDE ON INITIAL TEST FLIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. WEARING ILLEGAL PARACHUTE

## 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 LAX88DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM02), Dec 24, 1987: Bede BD-5 (N29DT), Chula Vista, 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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