Bede BD5A N501BD
8 October 1972 · Newton, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1972 at about 07:30 local time, a Bede BD5A registered N501BD, operated by Bede Aircraft, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Newton, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newton, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bede BD5A
- Registration
- N501BD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bede Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R & D FLT. MIXT CTL ATTACH TO CARB IMPROPER. LNDON COUNTY ROAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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