Bedeell BD-5 N500BR

Summary

On 22 May 1985 at about 14:59 local time, a Bedeell BD-5 registered N500BR was involved in an accident near Belton, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 May 1985 at 14:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Belton, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.8101, -94.5304

Aircraft

Bedeell BD-5

Registration

N500BR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85FA111

1 person died.

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

WHILE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE A LOSS OF PWR WAS EXPERIENCED AFTER WHICH THE ACFT STALLED AND IMPACTED A CORN FLD. THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND ONLY ABOUT AN OUNCE OF FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR. FUEL BURN ON THE TERRAIN UNDER THE RIGHT WING INDICATED FUEL WAS AVAILABLE IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED ON THE LEFT TANK. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED A SEALANT USED ON THE WING FUEL TANKS HAD COATED THE GLASS SIGHT FUEL GAGES THUS RESTRICTING THE PLTS ABILITY TO ADEQUATELY DETERMINE FUEL QUANTITY INFLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.