# NTSB FTW81FRA09: Bede BD-5, N52BM, Tomball, TX, December 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1980
- Place: Tomball, TX · TOMBALL, TX
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3186   80/12/3   TOMBALL,TX          BEDE BD-5           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 599
        TIME - 1600                    N52BM               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - D W HOOKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOMBALL,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- UN EXTEND MAIN GR.ENG LOST PWR DRG ATTEMPT TO LWR GR.HONDA EB-2 ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52BM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52BM-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 2088 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-5
- Registry model: [Byrdell Mathews BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/byrdell-mathews-bd-5) (registry code 11307G2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Honda CIVIC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (registry code 33802, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: D W Hooks

## 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 19801203076819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203076819A), Dec 3, 1980: Amtrbd BEDEBD5A, Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot said landing gear wwould not extend, bumped mixture to off trying to free gear. Engine quit,crashed on airport

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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