# Accident 19920707024329A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Fort Leavenwort, KS, July 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1992, 19:30 local time
- Place: Fort Leavenwort, KS
- Airport: Sherman Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3597° N, 94.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3597&lon=-94.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N583BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N583BD-1993-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dent Daniel M BD-5 B (registry code 1130865, https://openairdocs.org/model/dent-daniel-m-bd-5-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707024329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. STRUCK A LEVEE NEAR APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. IGNITION WIRE HAD GROUNDED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 CHI92DCG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCG03), Jul 8, 1992: Daniel M. Dent BD-5 B (N583BD), Ft. Levenworth, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOLLOWING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO GROUND IN THE AIRCRAFT'S 'IGNITION KILL' ELECTRIC CIRCUIT.

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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