- Date
- August 2, 1984, 13:42 local (18:42 UTC)
- Place
- Evansvile, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N469JHBede Bede 4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840802039809A
- Case key
- 12720
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft experienced a total power loss & the plt made a forced landing on a hwy median. The landing gear collapsed & the acft slid to a stop. Post accident inspection revealed that a large portion of the foam air filter had broken off & became lodged in the carburetor venturi.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N469JH
- Reported as
- Bede Bede 4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 645
- Airframe hours
- 790
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John R. Holland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 19, 1984
- Departed
- MSN · Madison, WI
- Destination
- Atlanta, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 850 total · 750 in this make and model · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVV, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.