# Accident 19870526079189A: Socata TB10TOBAGO, Battle Mountain, NV, May 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1987, 14:47 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4710° N, 117.0294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4710&lon=-117.0294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20FU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20FU-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 10 (registry code 8680696, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB10TOBAGO
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 81 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870526079189A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO CLOUDS IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. UNABLE TO CLIMB TO A SAFE ALTITUDE. LOST CONTROL. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

## 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 SEA87FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA102), May 26, 1987: Socata TB10 (N20FU), Battle Mountain, NV, destroyed, 3 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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