# Accident 19890520012509A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Farmington, NM, May 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1989, 11:25 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7413° N, 108.2299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FOUR CORNERS RGNL (FMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7413&lon=-108.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71HM-1992-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccoy Hugh BD-5 (registry code 11307F4, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccoy-hugh-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,680 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520012509A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF FROM A SHORTED CIRCUIT BREAKER. PANCAKED ON RUNWAY COLLAPSING ALL THREE LANDING GEARS.

## 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 DEN89DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89DQA01), May 20, 1989: Mccoy BD-5 (N71HM), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE TO A FAULTY CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEM AND LOSS OF ENGINE…

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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