# NTSB LAX76FUA22: Birdman TL-1, N101BA, Anaheim, CA, May 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: Anaheim, CA · ANAHEIM, CA
- Location: 33.8353° N, 117.9145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaheim, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8353&lon=-117.9145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1016   76/5/3    ANAHEIM,CA          BIRDMAN TL-1        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1010                    N101BA              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  36, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORONA,CA                   ANAHEIM,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LEADING EDGE OF L WG FAILED & SEPARATED DRG TURN TO FINAL APCH FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101BA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101BA-2008-10-14), registration cancelled 2008-10-14, S/N 1-01, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BIRDMAN TL-1
- Registry model: [Birdman BIRDMAN TL-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/birdman-birdman-tl-1) (registry code 0565345) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760503011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503011609A), May 3, 1976: Amtr 0565345, Anaheim, CA, Destroyed. Leading edge of l wg failed & separated drg turn to final apch for undetermined reason.

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.

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