# Accident 19870408083179A: Lkheed 382G, Fairfield, CA, April 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1987, 17:32 local time
- Place: Fairfield, CA
- Airport: Travis Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2799° N, 121.9210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2799&lon=-121.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517SJ-1988-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 382G-44K-30 (registry code 526414Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-382g-44k-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 382G
- Reported engine: ALLSN 501D22A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408083179A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING GO AROUND. POWER ON TWO ENGINES DECELERATED. INADEQUATE ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROPER CREW ACTION

## 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 DCA87MA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA024), Apr 9, 1987: Lockheed L-382G (N517SJ), Travis Afb, CA, destroyed, 5 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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