# NTSB DEN80FTE66: Bede 4, N9008S, Englewood, CO, July 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1980
- Place: Englewood, CO · ENGLEWOOD, CO
- Location: 39.6470° N, 104.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6470&lon=-104.9945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1972  80/7/24    ENGLEWOOD,CO        BEDE 4              CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1025
        TIME - 0800                    N9008S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBINE,CO                ENGLEWOOD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9008S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008S-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 130, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE 4
- Registry model: [Smull & Davis BEDE BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/smull-davis-bede-bd-4) (registry code 1130499) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arapahoe Co

## 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 19800724036709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724036709A), Jul 24, 1980: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Lost nose wheel inflight. Unaware until prop hit runway on landing roll. Non standard installation.

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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