- Date
- May 29, 1978
- Place
- Wendover, UT · WENDOVER, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N549Bede BD5
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780529011869A
- Case key
- 141905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1398 78/5/29 WENDOVER,UT BEDE BD5 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 49, 244 TIME - 2040 N549 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WENDOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WENDOVER,UT WENDOVER,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIRTH 650 ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N549
- Reported as
- Bede BD5
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wendover
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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