# Accident 19870116000869A: Varga 2150AMORISY, Mt Baldy, CA, January 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1987
- Place: Mt Baldy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1999° N, 117.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1999&lon=-117.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5138V-1998-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrisey 2150A (registry code 5940204, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrisey-2150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARGA 2150AMORISY
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870116000869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA096), Jan 16, 1987: Morrisey 2150A (N5138V), Mt. Baldy, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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