# Accident 19900413008849A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Wichita, KS, April 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1990, 15:35 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Westport Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6504° N, 97.4296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6504&lon=-97.4296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31481, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31481-1990-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Daniels BD-4 (registry code 1130430, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DCQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413008849A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN LOW ALTITUDE SLOW FLITE AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED AND IMPACTED HARD. HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MKC90DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DCQ01), Apr 13, 1990: Daniels BD-4 (N31481), Wichita, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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