# Accident 19871015059779A: Amd FALCOND, Rancho Murieta, CA, October 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1987, 15:28 local time
- Place: Rancho Murieta, CA
- Airport: Rancho Murieta Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5092° N, 121.1196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5092&lon=-121.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121FJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCOND
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33125A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 8,407 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871015059779A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS AFTER TAKEOFF.BEGAN AN AILERON ROLL ON STEEP PULL UP, LOST IT INVERTED.ROLLED UPRIGHT PRIOR TO IMPACT

## 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 LAX88FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA015), Oct 15, 1987: Dassault-Breguet DA 10 (N121FJ), Rancho Murieta, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PILOT FLYING WHILE PERFORMING AN INTENTIONAL LOW LEVEL AEROBATIC MANEUVER.

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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