Bede BD-4 N473WM
1 June 1981 · Pacoima, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 June 1981 at about 22:40 local time, a Bede BD-4 registered N473WM was involved in an accident during in flight near Pacoima, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pacoima, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Whiteman
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bede BD-4
- Registration
- N473WM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Redlands, Ca → San Fernando, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2313
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CRASHED IN CANYON AREA AT NGT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bede BD-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1981 | Bede BD-4 | Chowchilla, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1981 | Bede BD-4 | Weed, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1981 | Bede BD-4 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Bede BD-4 | Knightdale, North Carolina, United States | DON Cole | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Nov 1978 | Bede BD-4 | Terrell, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Bede BD-4 | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |