Date: Saturday 26 October 1985 Time: 10:13 Type: Owner/operator: private Registration: N548BD MSN: 548 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Category: Accident Location: Cape Girardeau , MO – United States of America Phase: En route Nature: Unknown Departure airport: (CGI) Destination airport: (CGI) Investigating agency: Continue Reading
BD-5B N23105 Elkhart, IN – 14th September 1985
Date: Saturday 14 September 1985 Time: 09:40 Type: Owner/operator: private Registration: N23105 MSN: 1950 Total airframe hrs: 25 hours Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Substantial Category: Accident Location: Elkhart, IN – United States of America Phase: Take off Nature: Private Departure airport: Destination airport: Investigating Continue Reading
BD5B N5KB Oak Harbor, WA – 29th June 1985
Date: Saturday 29 June 1985 Time: 15:05 Type: Owner/operator: private Registration: N5KB MSN: 58-2222 Total airframe hrs: 650 hours Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Category: Accident Location: Oak Harbor, WA – United States of America Phase: En route Nature: Private Departure airport: Kent, WA Continue Reading
BD-5B N500BR Belton, MO – 22nd May 1985
Date: Wednesday 22 May 1985 Time: 09:59 Type: Owner/operator: private Registration: N500BR MSN: 3401 Total airframe hrs: 13 hours Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Substantial Category: Accident Location: Belton, MO – United States of America Phase: En route Nature: Private Departure airport: Belton, MO (GVW) Continue Reading
BD-5B N42273 Mckinleyville, CA – 13th April 1984
Date: Friday 13 April 1984 Time: 13:32 Type: Owner/operator: private Registration: N42273 MSN: 1749 Total airframe hrs: 97 hours Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Category: Accident Location: Mckinleyville, CA – United States of America Phase: En route Nature: Private Departure airport: Mckinleyville, CA (ACV) Continue Reading
BD-5B N83SK Westfield, MA – 10th July 1983
Date: Sunday 10 July 1983 Time: 13:27 Type: Owner/operator: private Registration: N83SK MSN: 3037 Total airframe hrs: 14 hours Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Substantial Category: Accident Location: Westfield, MA – United States of America Phase: Approach Nature: Private Departure airport: Westfield, MA (BAF) Destination Continue Reading
BD-5 Is the Wing the Culprit?
Engines associated with this Bede have always shouldered the blame, but these findings point a finger at the wing.
BD-5B N381JH Mojave, CA – 17th January 1982
Date: Sunday 17 January 1982 Time: 08:16 Type: Bede BD-5B Owner/operator: private Registration: N381JH MSN: 3553 Total airframe hrs: 3 hours Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Category: Accident Location: Mojave, CA – United States of America Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) Nature: Private Departure airport: Continue Reading
BD-5B N501RN Carlisle, AR – 5th April 1980
Date: Saturday 5 April 1980 Time: 13:10 Type: Owner/operator: Registration: N501RN MSN: 5047 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Location: Carlisle, AR – United States of America Phase: Unknown Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Destination airport: Narrative: None available … This content and much more… is Continue Reading
BD-5B N549 Wendover, UT – 29th May 1978
Date: Monday 29 May 1978 Time: 20:40 Type: BD-5B Owner/operator: Registration: N549 MSN: 4618 Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 Aircraft damage: Destroyed Location: Wendover, Ut – United States of America Phase: Initial Climb Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Wendover, UT Destination airport: Local Narrative: Equipped with a Hirth 650 Continue Reading