# Accident 19910803031279A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Gilford, NH, August 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1991, 07:55 local time
- Place: Gilford, NH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5476° N, 71.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilford, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5476&lon=-71.4067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245BD-2004-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cloutier Laurent A BD 5B (registry code 11307P4, https://openairdocs.org/model/cloutier-laurent-a-bd-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- Reported engine: AMTR POLARIS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91DNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DNC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED ON ROAD. NR3 CYLINDER OIL LINE CHECK VALVE FAILED TO OPEN. STARVED CYLINDER.

## 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 NYC91DNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DNC04), Aug 3, 1991: Laurent A. Cloutier BD-5B (N245BD), Gilford, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FAULTY OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON UNSUITABLE 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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