# NTSB DEN78FTM21: Bede BD5, N549, Wendover, UT, May 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: Wendover, UT · WENDOVER, UT
- Location: 40.7240° N, 114.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wendover, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7240&lon=-114.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N549-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 4618 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD5
- Registry model: [Parker BEDE BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/parker-bede-bd-5b) (registry code 1130789) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wendover

## 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 19780529011869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529011869A), May 29, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Wendover, UT, Destroyed. Hirth 650 engine.

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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