Bede BD-5J N8TW
5 August 1981 · Pampa, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1981 at about 19:30 local time, a Bede BD-5J registered N8TW was involved in an accident during in flight near Pampa, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pampa, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Perry Lefors
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bede BD-5J
- Registration
- N8TW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Woodward, Ok → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1698
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
GEAR HNDL NOT FULLY UP, MVD DWN DRG 2"G"PULL-UP, GEAR JAMMED INTMD PSN.BHND PWR CURVE/MUSHED, LO APCH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bede BD-5J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1979 | Bede BD-5J | Merced, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1976 | Bede BD-5J | Newton, Kansas, United States | Ames Industria | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1974 | Bede BD-5J | Newton, Kansas, United States | Bede Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Bede BD-5J | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Bede Aircraft | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |