# NTSB MKC76FCQ38: Bede BD-5J, N99775, Newton, KS, March 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1976
- Place: Newton, KS · NEWTON, KS
- Location: 38.0377° N, 97.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0377&lon=-97.3450&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 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0438   76/3/5    NEWTON,KS           BEDE BD-5J          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4486
        TIME - 1400                    N99775              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 248 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWTON,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UNRECOVERABLE MODE BY HI ANGLE ATTACK GAW-2 WING.SPIN TEST CHARACTERISTICS OF GAW-1 AIRFOIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99775](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99775-1976-04-09), registration cancelled 1976-04-09, S/N 012, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-5J
- Registry model: [Ames Industrial BD5J](https://openairdocs.org/model/ames-industrial-bd5j) (registry code 05636NJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760305003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760305003269A), Mar 5, 1976: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Newton, KS, Substantial damage. Unrecoverable mode by hi angle attack GAW-2 wing. Spin test characteristics of GAW-1 airfoil.

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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