# Accident 19880701035799A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Denver, CO, July 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1988, 12:35 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5806° N, 104.8598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5806&lon=-104.8598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250TH-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helfrich-Leonard BEDE BD-5B (registry code 11307B3, https://openairdocs.org/model/helfrich-leonard-bede-bd-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honda CIVIC (registry code 33802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,272 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88DTE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701035799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND QUIT ON CLIMB OUT DUE TO A LEAN MIXTURE AND INADEQUATE COOLING SYSTEM. CRASHED OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN88DTE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTE06), Jul 1, 1988: Helfrich-Leonard BD-5B (N250TH), Englewood, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N250TH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780624034639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624034639I), Jun 24, 1978: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B (N250TH), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Flaps retracted during flare, plane dropped in from 10 feet. Not enough spring tension to hold detent.

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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