# NTSB OAK79DVD29: Bede BD4, N7GD, Arcata, CA, June 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1979
- Place: Arcata, CA · ARCATA, CA
- Location: 40.8623° N, 124.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8623&lon=-124.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1112   79/6/6    ARCATA,CA           BEDE BD4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 279
        TIME - 2020                    N7GD                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCATA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR,P/N 61155,LOOSE,KEY PIN & CENTER MOUNT BOLT SHEARED OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7GD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7GD-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 543, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD4
- Registry model: [Dickinson-Glen BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/dickinson-glen-bd-4) (registry code 1130489) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arcata

## 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 19790606011119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606011119A), Jun 6, 1979: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Mckinleyville, CA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped when engine accessory drive gear came loose. Landed short of run way. Hit ditch.

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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