Vanbenthuysen John BEDE BD-5B N23105

Summary

On 14 September 1985 at about 14:40 local time, a Vanbenthuysen John BEDE BD-5B registered N23105 was involved in an accident near Elkhart, Indiana, 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

14 September 1985 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Vanbenthuysen John BEDE BD-5B

Registration

N23105

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85FET03

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

THE ACFT ROLLED INVERTED & COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER AN OVERTEMPERATURE READING, AN RPM LOSS AND LOSS OF AIRSPEED WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE PLT DURING THE RECORDING OF THE TAKEOFF. THE PLT HAD A PORTABLE RECORDER ON BOARD AND WAS USING IT DURING THE TAKEOFF. HE SAID THE 195 DEGREE TEMPERATURE WAS 'NO BIG DEAL' BUT THEN NOTED A DROP IN AIRSPEED AND STOPPED TALKING. THE RECORDER KETP OPERATING UNTIL THE CRASH AND RECORDED AN RPM REDUCTION TO NEARLY IDLE. POST ACC EXAM NOTED SCORING & BLUEING OF #1 & 2 CYLINDER WALLS INDICATING OVERHEATING & POSSIBLE SEIZURE OF THE ENG. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ENG & FUEL LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.