- Date
- July 17, 1974
- Place
- Newton, KS · NEWTON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N152BDBede BD-5J
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740717021549A
- Case key
- 128729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1997 74/7/17 NEWTON,KANS BEDE BD-5J CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 4592 TIME - 1330 N152BD PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWTON,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- STEEP DESCENT-230KTS(VNE 25OKTS). CANOPY FAILD HITTNG PLT IN HEAD. ACFT SUBJECTD TO APPROX 15G.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N152BD
- Reported as
- Bede BD-5J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.