# NTSB NYC76FHA04: Bede 4, N4542, Seekonk, MA, July 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1975
- Place: Seekonk, MA · SEEKONK, MA
- Location: 41.8084° N, 71.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seekonk, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8084&lon=-71.3370&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA04-149389

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2254  75/7/26    SEEKONK,MA          BEDE 4              CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 495
        TIME - 1100                    N4542               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,RI                  MARTHA'S VINEYARD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4542 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEDE 4
- 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 19750726022929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726022929A), Jul 26, 1975: Amtr 1130541, Seekonk, MA, Destroyed

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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