# NTSB MKC81FCG19: Bede BD-5B, N8065V, Springfield, MO, December 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1980
- Place: Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3409  80/12/15   SPRINGFIELD,MO      BEDE BD-5B          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1502                    N8065V              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      75, 11400 TOTAL HOURS, 0
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: SHAFT PROPELLER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SCOTCH WELD & ALUMINUM POP RIVETS ON PROP DRIVE ASSY FAILED.SCOTCH WELD NOT SUITABLE FOR HI TEMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8065V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8065V-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 673, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-5B
- Registry model: [Brizius Chester L BD-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/brizius-chester-l-bd-5b) (registry code 11307D1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Honda CIVIC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (registry code 33802, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springfield Rgnl

## 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 19801215078489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215078489A), Dec 15, 1980: Amtrbd BEDEBD5B, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting test flight on aircraft when prop shaft failed. Aircraft substantially damaged during landing.

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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