# Accident 19870804045101A: Dhav DHC6*, Palmdale, CA, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 12:19 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: Palmdale Prodn Flt Test Instl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IJQA
- Location: 34.5201° N, 118.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5201&lon=-118.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931MA-1993-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6*
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 375 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045101A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT OVERTOOK AND STRUCK,N737EV, THAT WAS LEVEL ON CONVERTING COURSE. LANDED SAFE. ATC NOT AWARE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N737EV, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19870804045102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045102A)

## 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 LAX87FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA290), Aug 4, 1987: de Havilland DHC-6 (N931MA), Palmdale, CA, substantial damage

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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