Plane Crash List

Bede BD-5J N177RB

14 September 1979 · Merced, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 September 1979 at about 09:22 local time, a Bede BD-5J registered N177RB was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Merced, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:22
Classification
Accident
Location
Merced, California, United States
Nearest airport
Merced Municipal
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bede BD-5J
Registration
N177RB
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Test
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1796

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

EXCESSIVE WEAR, FLAP HANDLE PIN, MATING HOLES.FLAPS RETRACTED.LNDD SHORT.70 HRS TT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Bede BD-5J accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
5 Aug 1981 Bede BD-5J
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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17 Jul 1974 Bede BD-5J
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1 Aug 1973 Bede BD-5J
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no coordinates
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All 5 records for this type

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