CHI67D0279

NTSB accident investigation · Bede BD-1 · Cleveland, OH · August 6, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1966
Place
Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1492HBede BD-1
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121736

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2942   66/8/6    CLEVELAND OHIO      BEDE BD-1           CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4900
        TIME - 1106                    N1492H              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURKE LAKEFRONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAYS. EXPERIMENTAL FUEL MEASURING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1492H
Reported as
Bede BD-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burke Lakefront