Bede BD-5 N52BM
3 December 1980 · Tomball, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1980 at about 16:00 local time, a Bede BD-5 registered N52BM was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tomball, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tomball, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- D W Hooks
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bede BD-5
- Registration
- N52BM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3186
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
UN EXTEND MAIN GR.ENG LOST PWR DRG ATTEMPT TO LWR GR.HONDA EB-2 ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bede BD-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1976 | Bede BD-5 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1975 | Bede BD-5 | Chino, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Apr 1992 | Bede BD-5 | Compton, California, United States | Robert & Christopher Anderson | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |