# NTSB MKC75FER74: Bede 4, N77VW, Caledonia, MN, June 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1975
- Place: Caledonia, MN · CALEDONIA, MN
- Location: 43.6341° N, 91.5004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caledonia, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6341&lon=-91.5004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FER74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FER74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1981  75/6/11    CALEDONIA,MN        BEDE 4              CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 320
        TIME - 0710                    N77VW               PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CALEDONIA,MN                CALGARY,CAN                  HAVRE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESSES EST CLG TO BE LWR THAN 500FT AND VIS LESS THAN 1 MI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N77VW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEDE 4
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Houston 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 19750611018349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750611018349A), Jun 11, 1975: Amtr 05612AH, Caledonia, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Witnesses EST clg to be lwr than 500FT and vis less than 1 mi.

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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