# Accident 19870522015472A: Cessna P206, Tehachapi, CA, May 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1987, 10:58 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1194° N, 118.5106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1194&lon=-118.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2520X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2520X-1989-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,071 total, 1,515 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522015472A

## Narrative

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

DURING PHOTO SURVEY WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK BY A MILITARY JET TRAINER. BOTH FELL IN PIECES. ON ATC RADAR BUT NORDO

## Other aircraft in the event

- 2MIL, Nortrp T38A: [Accident 19870522015471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522015471A)

## 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 LAX87FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA213), May 22, 1987: Cessna P206 (N2520X), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 4 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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