# Accident 19920201001509A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Denver, CO, February 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1992, 09:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5793° N, 104.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5793&lon=-104.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N689W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N689W-1992-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warfield BEDE 4 (registry code 1130475, https://openairdocs.org/model/warfield-bede-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920201001509A

## Narrative

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

ON TEST FLIGHT MADE NOSE HIGH,PREMATURE LIFTOFF AFTER LONG RUN. STALLED AND HIT DIRT NEAR RUNWAY. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 DEN92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA029), Feb 1, 1992: Warfield BD-4 (N689W), Englewood, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER VR SPEED USED, CAUSING AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL.

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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