# Accident 19920912036359A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5J, Chico, CA, September 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1992, 13:52 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7834° N, 121.8479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7834&lon=-121.8479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45DH-1993-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warren-Thomas BD-5J (registry code 11307B7, https://openairdocs.org/model/warren-thomas-bd-5j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 26,500 total, 238 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912036359A

## Narrative

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

DIVED INTO GROUND AFTER A SPLIT S MANEUVER. APPEARED TO BE IN POSITION FOR A PULLOUT BUT FAILED TO DO SO.

## 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 LAX92LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA381), Sep 12, 1992: Warren-Thomas BD-5J (N45DH), Chico, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AEROBATIC MANEUVER RECOVERY ALTITUDE.

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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