# Bearden Biplane SOPWITH CAMEL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05637VL
- Manufacturer (registry): BEARDEN BIPLANE
- Model: SOPWITH CAMEL
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bearden-biplane-sopwith-camel

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N225JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225JB): [Bearden James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARDEN%20JAMES%20T), [Rolla, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Rolla), built 2018, S/N 63017

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA19CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA012), Oct 7, 2018: Bearden Biplane Sopwith Camel (N225JB), Bolivar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20181007016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181007016739A), Oct 7, 2018: Bearden Biplane SOPWITH CAMEL (N225JB), Bolivar, MO, Substantial damage. While landing on runway 18, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and departed the paved surface of the runway. The aircraft subsequently entered…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Epton Richard W SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/epton-richard-w-sopwith-camel): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056369Y
- [Brian T Coughlin SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/brian-t-coughlin-sopwith-camel): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05640ZS
- [Russell A Turner SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/russell-a-turner-sopwith-camel): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05641RF
- [Dale R Lightfoot SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dale-r-lightfoot-sopwith-camel): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05643K3
- [Redfern Walter W SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/redfern-walter-w-sopwith-camel): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05608W5
- [Flying Circus SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/flying-circus-sopwith-camel): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0562033
- [Ruthton Donald SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/ruthton-donald-sopwith-camel): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05622BZ
- [Swanson Carl SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/swanson-carl-sopwith-camel): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05625MY
- [Tallmantz SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/tallmantz-sopwith-camel): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0562796
- [Genius Garage SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/genius-garage-sopwith-camel): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05637RS
- [Sopwith SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/sopwith-sopwith-camel): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05638KN
- [Airdrome Aeroplanes SOPWITH CAMEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/airdrome-aeroplanes-sopwith-camel): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05639AJ

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