19870621021159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 690 · Bridgeport, CA · June 21, 1987

Date
June 21, 1987 · 01:33 local
Place
Bridgeport, CA
Airport
Bryant Field
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IPMA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N662DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA239
Reported as
Gulstm 690
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3315
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
9,521 total34 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Appears pilot lost visual outside reference during night turn around over a lake. Lost control. Crashed into lake.

As the FAA filed it

APPEARS PILOT LOST VISUAL OUTSIDE REFERENCE DURING NIGHT TURN AROUND OVER A LAKE. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED INTO LAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.