# NTSB LAX81FVG24: Bede BD-5B, N25BD, Winters, CA, April 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1981
- Place: Winters, CA · WINTERS, CA
- Location: 38.5333° N, 121.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winters, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5333&lon=-121.9755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25BD-1984-03-07), registration cancelled 1984-03-07, S/N 897 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-5B
- Registry model: [Wilson BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-bd-5) (registry code 1130573) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yolo County

## 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 19810411015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015589A), Apr 11, 1981: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Crashed short of runway in high sink rate & steep bank. Fuel selector between tanks.

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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