# Accident 19940517011169A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Saint George, UT, May 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1994, 09:55 local time
- Place: Saint George, UT
- Airport: Saint George Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1802° N, 113.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1802&lon=-113.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224FH-2006-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hallstrom Floyd P BD-5B (registry code 11307M7, https://openairdocs.org/model/hallstrom-floyd-p-bd-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,166 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940517011169A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT HOMEBUILT. LOST POWER ON FINAL. HIT RISING TERRAIN SHORT OF RUNWAY.SAND IN CARBURETOR.IMPROPER MIXTURE

## 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 SEA94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA119), May 17, 1994: Hallstrom BD-5B (N224FH), St. George, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CARBURETOR CONTAMINATION AND LOW OUTPUT, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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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