# NTSB LAX81FUQ04: Bakeng Double, N71DD, Rosamond, CA, November 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1980
- Place: Rosamond, CA · ROSAMOND, CA
- Location: 34.8641° N, 118.1634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosamond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8641&lon=-118.1634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3704  80/11/30   ROSAMOND,CA         BAKENG DOUBLE       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 16821
        TIME - 1410                    N71DD               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KERN VALLEY,CA              VAN NUYS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71DD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71DD-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N BDD-01, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAKENG DOUBLE
- Registry model: [Bakeng DOUBLE DUCE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bakeng-double-duce) (registry code 0562127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (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 19801130075699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130075699A), Nov 30, 1980: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE, Rosamond, CA, Destroyed. Failed to recover from high sink rate after a snap roll at a low altitude.

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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