# NTSB DEN78FTE78: Bede 5-B, N250TH, Longmont, CO, July 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1978
- Place: Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2677  78/7/22    LONGMONT,CO         BEDE 5-B            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 510
        TIME - 0845                    N250TH              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONGMONT,CO                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N250TH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250TH-2012-08-21), registration cancelled 2012-08-21, S/N 1032, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE 5-B
- Registry model: [Helfrich-Leonard BEDE BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/helfrich-leonard-bede-bd-5b) (registry code 11307B3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Honda CIVIC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (registry code 33802, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jefferson County

## 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 19780722027939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722027939A), Jul 22, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Longmont, CO, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N250TH (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN88DTE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTE06), Jul 1, 1988: Helfrich-Leonard BD-5B (N250TH), Englewood, CO, substantial damage

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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