# Accident 19991022043639A: Amtr BD5B, Boulder City, NV, October 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1999, 15:02 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9892° N, 114.8108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9892&lon=-114.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62765-2002-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luhnau Ulrich W BD-5B (registry code 05602XO, https://openairdocs.org/model/luhnau-ulrich-w-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: AMTR BD5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991022043639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/22/1999, ABOUT 1507 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL LUHNAN BD-5B, N62765, WAS DESTROYED WHEN THE AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE DESCENDED AT A STEP ANGLE AND IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF BOULDER CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BOULDER CITY, NEVADA. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDUCTIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE POST-MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT LICENSED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT, OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT, WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM BOULDER CITY ABOUT 1500 HOURS.

## 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 LAX00LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA023), Oct 22, 1999: Luhnau BD-5B (N62765), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to secure an electrical wire terminal in the propeller pitch control circuit following a maintenance adjustment, which resulted in the propeller malfunctioning and going to a flat…

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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