# Accident 20001021016419A: Amtr BD4, Hedrick, IA, October 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2000, 15:15 local time
- Place: Hedrick, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1705° N, 92.3009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1705&lon=-92.3009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N108BC-2015-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bollinger Robert L BD-4 (registry code 05626GD, https://openairdocs.org/model/bollinger-robert-l-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ford CONVERSION (registry code 26701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BD4
- Reported engine: FORD FORDV6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021016419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG AND TRIED TO GO AROUND. HE STATED THAT HE CAUGHT A FENCE AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. THE ONLY INJURIES WERE A CUT ON THE PIOT'S HEAD WHEN HE RELEASED HIS SEATBELT AND HIT THE CEILING. UPGRADED TO ACCIDENT - WAS PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^

## 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 CHI01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA022), Oct 21, 2000: Bollinger BD-4 (N108BC), Hedrick, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not obtaining/maintaining clearance from the fence. A factors was fence.

## Other reports on N108BC (1)

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

- [Accident 20140622009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140622009729A), Jun 22, 2014: Bollinger Robert L BD-4 (N108BC), Fairfield, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed runway 18, climbed to approximately 200 to 300 ft AGL, all 3 propeller blades departed the aircraft approximately 3000FT from the departure…

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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