- Date
- January 18, 1976
- Place
- Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N501PBBede BD-5B
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760118006209A
- Case key
- 152566
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2237 76/1/18 ARLINGTON,WA BEDE BD-5B CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N501PB PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 45, 1434 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- SMALL DIAMETER FUEL LINES USED WITH ONE OF TWO FUEL PUMPS REMOVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N501PB
- Reported as
- Bede BD-5B
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arlington
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.