- Date
- June 1, 1981
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N473WMBede BD-4
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810601047879A
- Case key
- 125211
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2313 81/6/1 NR.PACOIMA,CA BEDE BD-4 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1055 TIME - 2240 N473WM PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDLANDS,CA SAN FERNANDO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- CRASHED IN CANYON AREA AT NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N473WM
- Reported as
- Bede BD-4
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Whiteman
N473WMRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Mojonnier-William BD-4Airframe modelMojonnier-William BD-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.