# Accident 19950315049449A: Hinshaw Keith T BD-5, Byers, CO, March 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1995, 14:06 local time
- Place: Byers, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7095° N, 104.2203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7095&lon=-104.2203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777TK-1995-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hinshaw Keith T BD-5 (registry code 11307G6, https://openairdocs.org/model/hinshaw-keith-t-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950315049449A

## Narrative

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

(-16) EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, BD-5TP, WAS IN THE ASSIGNED TEST AREA AND CRASHED FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. INVESTIGATION STILL IN PROGRESS. AIRCRAFT WAS A TURBO PROP AND COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A FLAME OUT OR THE AIRCRAFT COULD HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT/OWNER WAS LOW TIME, 113 HRS TOTAL TIME, ALL IN CE-172. TIME IN BD-5, APPROX. 4 HRS.

## 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 FTW95FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA134), Mar 15, 1995: Hinshaw, Keith T. BD5TP (N777TK), Byers, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF OPERATION.

## Other reports on N777TK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19911016050729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911016050729I), Oct 16, 1991: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N777TK), Stockton, CA, Minor damage. After liftoff aircraft settled back onto runway. Gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19841214073459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841214073459I), Dec 14, 1984: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N777TK), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Touched down hard and bounced. Nose gear collapsed on second bounce. Retract cable pulled out of swaged end fitting

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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