# NTSB MIA81DLA32: Bede BD-4, N1034N, Tallahassee, FL, September 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1981
- Place: Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2138   81/9/2    TALLAHASSEE,FL      BEDE BD-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1132
        TIME - 2040                    N1034N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FL             TALLAHASSEE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1034N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1034N-2013-11-07), registration cancelled 2013-11-07, S/N 110, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-4
- Registry model: [Wharton & Lonhart BD4](https://openairdocs.org/model/wharton-lonhart-bd4) (registry code 1130498) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tallahassee Muni

## 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 19810902059499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902059499A), Sep 2, 1981: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Tallahassee, FL, Substantial damage. Hard, bouncy landing. Blew nose tire, slid off runway.

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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