# NTSB MIA72FKJ19: Bede BD-4, N4381F, Hazel Green, AL, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Hazel Green, AL · HAZEL GREEN, AL
- Location: 34.9237° N, 86.5674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazel Green, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9237&lon=-86.5674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163413
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3182   71/9/5    HAZEL GREEN,ALA     BEDE BD-4           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 317
        TIME - 1440                    N4381F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAZEL GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- R AILERON AND FLAP SEPARATED FOR UNDET REASON. CRASH LND IN FARM FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4381F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-4
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hazel Green

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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