# Accident 19870717035199A: Beech B200, Crystal Bay, NV, July 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Crystal Bay, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2295° N, 119.9993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2295&lon=-119.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1870S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1870S-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A42
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,995 total, 381 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717035199A

## Narrative

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

SEEN TO EXIT CLOUDS GO OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH IN TREES. PILOT HAD CARDIVASCULAR DISEASE. POSSIBLE INCAPACITION.

## 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 SEA87FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA141), Jul 18, 1987: Beech B200 (N1870S), Crystal Bay, NV, 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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