Bede BD-5J N5BD
1 August 1973 · Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1973 at about 18:00 local time, a Bede BD-5J registered N5BD, operated by Bede Aircraft, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wittman Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bede BD-5J
- Registration
- N5BD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bede Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2131
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
THRUST REVERSER LEVER JAMMED CLOSED BY UNDET SUBSTANCE. HIT 2 APCH LT POLES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bede BD-5J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1974 | Bede BD-5J | Newton, Kansas, United States | Bede Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1976 | Bede BD-5J | Newton, Kansas, United States | Ames Industria | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1979 | Bede BD-5J | Merced, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1981 | Bede BD-5J | Pampa, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |