# Accident 19920502019489A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Castroville, TX, May 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1992, 20:15 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3401° N, 98.8696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3401&lon=-98.8696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68DS-1994-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shewmaker Darryl D BD 5 (registry code 11307P1, https://openairdocs.org/model/shewmaker-darryl-d-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Reported engine: AMTRHD EB3HONDA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,650 total, 1 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920502019489A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TEST FLIGHT. DRAGGED WING ON FORCED LANDING. CARTWHEELED. PROP PITCH CONTROL SLIPPED FEATHERING PROP.

## 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 FTW92LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA125), May 3, 1992: Shewmaker BD5 (N68DS), Castroville, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE FLARE. FACTORS WERE THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PROPELLER FEATHERING SYSTEM AND THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE AIRCRAFT AND THE…

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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