# Accident 19870604018339A: Airpts A4, California City, CA, June 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1987, 06:44 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1502° N, 117.9210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1502&lon=-117.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444AV-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas/Atv A-4A (registry code 3021007, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-atv-a-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright J65-W series (registry code 67039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-j65-w-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 756 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604018339A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING FILMING OF COMMERCIAL AFTER LOW LEVEL INVERTED FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX87FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA225), Jun 4, 1987: Douglas A-4A (N444AV), California City, CA, destroyed, 1 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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