- Date
- April 11, 1981
- Place
- Winters, CA · WINTERS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N25BDBede BD-5B
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810411015589A
- Case key
- 126722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0610 81/4/11 WINTERS,CA BEDE BD-5B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1300 TIME - 1045 N25BD PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YOLO COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CA WINTERS,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT STATED FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULLEST FUEL TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25BD
- Reported as
- Bede BD-5B
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yolo County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.