# NTSB ATL81FIA11: Bede BD-5B, N469HF, Brandy Station, VA, September 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1981
- Place: Brandy Station, VA · BRANDY STATION, VA
- Location: 38.4950° N, 77.8900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brandy Station, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4950&lon=-77.8900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2121  81/9/27    BRANDY STATION,VA   BEDE BD-5B          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2015
        TIME - 1330                    N469HF              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARRENTON,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WATER HOSE RUPTURED,WATER SPRAYED ON DISTRIBUTOR & CAUSED ENG TO MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N469HF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469HF-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 465 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-5B
- Registry model: [Lambert Richard E BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/lambert-richard-e-bd-5b) (registry code 11307G1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810927062679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927062679A), Sep 27, 1981: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Brandy Station, VA, Substantial damage. Water-cooled engine quit when water pressure hose burst. Steam shorted out distributer. Crash-landed.

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.

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