# Accident 19920509013949A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Fresno, CA, May 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7502° N, 119.6705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7502&lon=-119.6705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Reported engine: AMTRHD EB3HONDA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,328 total, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920509013949A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. STRUCK DIRT BERM ON FORCED LANDING. STARTER RING GEAR CAME LOOSE HIT STARTER HOUSING.

## 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 LAX92LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA208), May 9, 1992: Corbus/Winters BD-5B (N811Q), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB DUE TO A FRACTURE AND FAILURE OF THE ENGINE STARTER RING GEAR. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS THE AIRPLANE…

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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