# Accident 19810601047879A: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Pacoima, CA, June 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1981, 22:40 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: San Fernando
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2890° N, 118.4220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at San Fernando Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2890&lon=-118.4220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473WM-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mojonnier-William BD-4 (registry code 1130487, https://openairdocs.org/model/mojonnier-william-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,055 total, 1,055 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601047879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX81FUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ22), Jun 1, 1981: Bede BD-4 (N473WM), Pacoima, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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