# Accident 19890611014959A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Everett, WA, June 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1989, 11:05 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9095° N, 122.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9095&lon=-122.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13AT-1991-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson William M BD-5 (registry code 11307M6, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-william-m-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 861 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611014959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OBSERVED IN STEEP DESCENT AFTER TAKEOFF. PREVIOUS ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO OVERHEATED CONVERTED CAR ENGINE.

## 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 SEA89FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA104), Jun 11, 1989: Anderson BD-5 (N13AT), Everett, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY THE PILOT/OWNER/BUILDER, HIS OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, WHICH RESULTED IN…

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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