# Accident 19880409008059A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Beaumont, TX, April 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1988
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1002° N, 94.1705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1002&lon=-94.1705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1HN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1HN-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Neff BD-4 (registry code 1130545, https://openairdocs.org/model/neff-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880409008059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD ENGINE SEIZURE. HIT SIGN POST ON FORCED LANDING AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT. REPORT INCOMPLETE.

## 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 FTW88DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA06), Apr 9, 1988: Neff BD-4 (N1HN), Beaumont, TX, 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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