# NTSB SEA76FTI11: Bede 4, N24872, Seely Lake, MT, August 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1975
- Place: Seely Lake, MT · SEELY LAKE, MT
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FTI11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3398  75/8/31    SEELY LAKE,MT       BEDE 4              CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3500
        TIME - 1235                    N24872              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEELY LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEELY LAKE,MT               CHOTEAU,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      63
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALT ABT 5200FT. HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24872](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24872-1975-10-15), registration cancelled 1975-10-15, S/N 419 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE 4
- Registry model: [Crump BEDE 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/crump-bede-4) (registry code 1130525) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Seely Lake

## 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 19750831028039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750831028039A), Aug 31, 1975: Amtr 1130541, Seely Lake, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Density alt abt 5200FT. Hit trees.

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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