# Accident 19861102053369A: Gulstm 520, Lucerne Valley, CA, November 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lucerne Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5203° N, 116.8809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5203&lon=-116.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70FM-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 520 (registry code 0141202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 520
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861102053369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX87DUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DUG01), Nov 2, 1986: Aero Commander 520 (N70FM), Lucerne Valley, CA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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