# NTSB LAX81FUQ22: Bede BD-4, N473WM, Pacoima, CA, June 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1981
- Place: Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473WM-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 473, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDE BD-4
- Registry model: [Mojonnier-William BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/mojonnier-william-bd-4) (registry code 1130487) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Whiteman

## 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 19810601047879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601047879A), Jun 1, 1981: Amtrbd BEDEBD4, Pacoima, CA, Destroyed. Indicates loss of control en route on night flight. Hilly terrain, few ground lights.

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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