# NTSB LAX84FU020: Bradey Goldwing, Adelanto, CA, November 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: November 6, 1983, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Coordinates: 34.660629, -117.509208 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6606&lon=-117.5092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84FU020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24009/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FU020

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

REPORTEDLY, DURING A LOCAL FLT, THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE ENTERED A STEEP CLIMB. AFTER REACHING APPX 1000 FT AGL, IT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A FLAT SPIN, THEN CRASH. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENG SOUNDED NORMAL. ONE WITNESS INDICATED THAT THE PLT PERFORMED SEVERAL 60 TO 70 DEG BANK WING-OVERS DURING THE FLT, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NO PREIMPACT FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE WERE FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: UNREG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRADEY GOLDWING
- Category: Ultralight, amateur-built
- Engines: CUYUNA 430D 30 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 103
- Registered owner: Patrick A. Bradey

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: center

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point -0 °F

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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