Bede BD-5B N25BD
11 April 1981 · Winters, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1981 at about 10:45 local time, a Bede BD-5B registered N25BD was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Winters, California, 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 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winters, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yolo County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bede BD-5B
- Registration
- N25BD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Jose, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0610
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
PLT STATED FAILED TO SWITCH TO FULLEST FUEL TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bede BD-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1981 | Bede BD-5B | Brandy Station, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1980 | Bede BD-5B | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1982 | Bede BD-5B | Mojave, California, United States | J. P. Handleson | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Dec 1980 | Bede BD-5B | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1983 | Bede BD-5B | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1985 | Bede BD-5B | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |