19810601047879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrbd BEDEBD4 · Pacoima, CA · June 1, 1981

Date
June 1, 1981 · 22:40 local
Place
Pacoima, CA
Airport
San Fernando
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N473WM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUQ22
Reported as
Amtrbd BEDEBD4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,055 total1,055 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indicates loss of control en route on night flight. Hilly terrain, few ground lights.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL EN ROUTE ON NIGHT FLIGHT. HILLY TERRAIN, FEW GROUND LIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.