19870116000869A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Varga 2150AMORISY · Mt Baldy, CA · January 16, 1987

Date: January 16, 1987
Place: Mt Baldy, CA
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5138V
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX87FA096
Reported as: Varga 2150AMORISY
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,900 total

N5138VRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 1998 · Morrisey 2150AS/N SP34 Airframe modelMorrisey 2150A

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What happened

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

Flew into trees on a cloud obscured mountainside at 8500 feet level,witness reported seeing aircraft fly into cloud

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO TREES ON A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAINSIDE AT 8500 FEET LEVEL,WITNESS REPORTED SEEING AIRCRAFT FLY INTO CLOUD

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX87FA096Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMt. Baldy, CADuring a local flt, the airplane was seen circling over a ridge four times. On the fifth pass, the airplane disappeared northbound into the clouds. A witness reported that at the time the mt tops were covered with fog and that blizzard conditions existed.…Jan 16, 1987 · Destroyed