Mitchell/Bede BD-4 N711JK

Summary

On 23 August 1985 at about 12:50 local time, a Mitchell/Bede BD-4 registered N711JK was involved in an accident near Woods Cross, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 August 1985 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Woods Cross, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.8893, -111.9291

Aircraft

Mitchell/Bede BD-4

Registration

N711JK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Woods Cross → Woods Cross

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85FTM06

1 person had minor injuries.

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 CRASHED AFTER THE ENG QUIT DURING TAKEOFF. THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND OFF THE ARPT IN A LEFT DESCENDING BANK WHICH COLLAPSED THE LEFT LNDG GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CORROSION OF THE CARBURETOR FLOAT BOWL. THE PLT WAS USING AUTO FUEL. THE FUEL TANKS HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR LEAKS.THE PLT SAID THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO DRAIN ALL FUEL WITH THE DRAINS AS INSTALLED. THERE WERE NO FUEL DRAINS IN THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING TANKS, WHICH IS THE LOWEST POINT IN THE FUEL TANKS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.