19861102053369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 520 · Lucerne Valley, CA · November 2, 1986

Date
November 2, 1986 · 10:00 local
Place
Lucerne Valley, CA
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N70FM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87DUG01
Reported as
Gulstm 520
Reported engine
Lycoming GO435C2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot reported an inflight fire and emergency landing. Evidence suggests fire was deliberately set on ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED AN INFLIGHT FIRE AND EMERGENCY LANDING. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS FIRE WAS DELIBERATELY SET ON GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.