# Ponsness BEDE BD-4

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1130474
- Manufacturer (registry): PONSNESS
- Model: BEDE BD-4
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/ponsness-bede-bd-4

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

None registered with this model now.

## 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 LAX81FVA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA58), Aug 19, 1981: Bede BD-4 (N117CP), Chowchilla, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810819050519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819050519A), Aug 19, 1981: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N117CP), Chowchilla, CA, Substantial damage. Engine went to idle en route. Overturned landing in plowed field. Everything checked normal. Incident closed. Cause
- [Incident 19790428025189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428025189I), Apr 28, 1979: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N117CP), Deer Park, WA, Minor damage. Nose gear failed during landing. In spection revealed an existing crack.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 96ZZZX5472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5472), Oct 1, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. RUDDER TOP RIB CRACKED, DISCOVERED DURING INSPECTION. RUDDER BALANCE WEIGHT IS RIVETED TO RIB. RIB WAS BUILT BY OWNER IAW INSTRUCTIONS. RIB BUILT FROM .025 INCH

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Dahlman Francis G BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/dahlman-francis-g-bede-bd-4): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05612AD
- [Questa Gary BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/questa-gary-bede-bd-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620G0
- [Green BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/green-bede-bd-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 1130533
- [Newton BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/newton-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05612AG
- [Stratmann BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/stratmann-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05612AK
- [Daughtry BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/daughtry-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0562426
- [Lee BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1130408
- [Dennis BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/dennis-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1130411
- [Leissle-Coyle-Leissle BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/leissle-coyle-leissle-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1130420
- [Johnson BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1130438
- [Kerr BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/kerr-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1130446
- [Devault BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/devault-bede-bd-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1130469

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