# NTSB OAK76FXQ39: Bede BD-5, N733ST, Reno, NV, May 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FXQ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0942   76/5/3    RENO,NV             BEDE BD-5           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1365
        TIME - 0900                    N733ST              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAD-RENO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED ENG APPRD TO BE RUNNG NORMAL BUT ACFT MUSHED INTO GRND FROM 100 FT ALT. FIRST FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733ST](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733ST-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 2831, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-5
- Registry model: [Barlow BD-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/barlow-bd-5) (registry code 1130777) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stead-Reno

## 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 19760503010239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503010239A), May 3, 1976: Amtr 1130777, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Pilot stated eng apprd to be runng normal but acft mushed into grnd from 100 ft alt. First flt.

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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