# NTSB CHI75FEI28: Bede BD-4, N1734, Mansfield, OH, November 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1974
- Place: Mansfield, OH · MANSFIELD, OH
- Location: 40.7663° N, 82.5317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mansfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7663&lon=-82.5317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3643  74/11/15   MANSFIELD,OHIO      BEDE BD-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 645
        TIME - 1715                    N1734               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANSFIELD LAHM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,NY               MANSFIELD,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE RAN OUT OF FUEL,NO FUEL WAS VIS IN CARB.L WING STRUCK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1734](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1734-1975-01-13), registration cancelled 1975-01-13, S/N 425 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-4
- Registry model: [Bede BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-bd-4) (registry code 1130512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mansfield Lahm

## 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 19741115039119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741115039119A), Nov 15, 1974: Amtr 05612AH, Mansfield, OH, Destroyed. Plt said he ran out of fuel,no fuel was vis in carb.l wing struck trees.

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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