# Accident 19870823083029A: Beech 95C55, Salton City, CA, August 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Salton City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4791° N, 116.1007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4791&lon=-116.1007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3784Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3784Q-1988-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823083029A

## Narrative

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

AT LOW ALTITUDE CLIMBED, ROLLED OVER, AND SPUN IN. BOTH PROPS FEATHERED. CFI HAD PACEMAKER.POSSIBLE GAVE ENGINE OUT

## 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 LAX87FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA309), Aug 23, 1987: Beech C-55 (N3784Q), Salton City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INABILITY TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT ENTERED A SPIN.

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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