# NTSB MIA79FLA28: Bede BD-5A, N87921, Jacksonville, FL, June 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1979
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1154  79/6/10    JACKSONVILLE,FL     BEDE BD-5A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500
        TIME - 1130                    N87921              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FIRST FLIGHT.DRIVE COUPLING CEASED TRANSMITTING POWER TO PROPELLER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87921](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87921-1979-07-18), registration cancelled 1979-07-18, S/N 2881 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-5A
- Registry model: [Harper BD-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/harper-bd-5a) (registry code 1130797) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Herlong

## 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 19790610015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610015389A), Jun 10, 1979: Amtrbd BEDEBD5A, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot claims coupling between engine drive shaft & propellor malfunction just after liftoff. No malfunction found.

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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