- Date
- March 30, 1971
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N400BDBede BD-4
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160207
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0312 71/3/30 LOUISVILLE,KY BEDE BD-4 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1335 N400BD PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION AGE 22, 2002 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 111 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG QUIT DUE LOW FUEL STATE,CLIMB PITCH ATTITUDE AND IMPROPER DESIGN OF FUEL SYSTEM.HIT HEDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N400BD
- Reported as
- Bede BD-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowman
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