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FAA accident report · Amtr BEDEBD5 · Sumas, WA · July 16, 1998

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Date
July 16, 1998 · 20:34 local
Place
Sumas, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CGWSS
Reported as
Amtr BEDEBD5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total785 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft crash landed due to limited power caused by throttle linkage travel restriction. (.19) on July 16, 1998, approximately 2035 pacific daylight time, a canadian-registered bede BD-5B homebuilt airplane, c-gwss, made a crash landing in a farmer's field near Sumas, Washington. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, a resident of surrey, british columbia who was the aircraft's sole occupant, received minor injuries. The accident site was approximately 1 mile southwest of abbotsford, british columbia, which was the flight's destination, and was approximately 50 yards south of the U.S.-canadian border. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight, which originated at arlington, Washington. The pilot's initial reports to authorities indicated that while approaching the abbotsford airport, he experienced a partial loss of engine power and was unable to maintain altitude. He subsequently performed a forced landing in a farmer's field. The airplane was substantially damaged in the forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED DUE TO LIMITED POWER CAUSED BY THROTTLE LINKAGE TRAVEL RESTRICTION. (.19) ON JULY 16, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 2035 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CANADIAN-REGISTERED BEDE BD-5B HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, C-GWSS, MADE A CRASH LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD NEAR SUMAS, WASHINGTON. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, A RESIDENT OF SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA WHO WAS THE AIRCRAFT'S SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF ABBOTSFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WHICH WAS THE FLIGHT'S DESTINATION, AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS SOUTH OF THE U.S.-CANADIAN BORDER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED AT ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT'S INITIAL REPORTS TO AUTHORITIES INDICATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING THE ABBOTSFORD AIRPORT, HE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A FARMER'S FIELD. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE FORCED LANDING.