# Accident 19910516016229A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Elma, WA, May 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Elma, WA
- Airport: Elma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1001° N, 123.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1001&lon=-123.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17127, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17127-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moots-Elmer BD-4 (registry code 1130488, https://openairdocs.org/model/moots-elmer-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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 795 total, 687 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516016229A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACTED IN BUSHES ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA91LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA108), May 16, 1991: Lee Bede BD-4 (N17127), Elma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: PROPER ALIGNMENT WAS NOT MAINTAINED, INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION, AND THE PILOT DID NOT IDENTIFY A STALL.

## Other reports on N17127 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790927033269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927033269A), Sep 27, 1979: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N17127), Battle Ground, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was unable to land at his destination. Ran out of fuel before reaching an alternate airport.

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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