19871023060669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 208A · Fairfield, CA · October 23, 1987

Date
October 23, 1987 · 04:23 local
Place
Fairfield, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UNIA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N828FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA020
Reported as
Cessna 208A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A114
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
10,495 total642 in this make and model156 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.

Called mayday, lost control in area of thunderstorms and severe turbulence. Spiral dived to high speed impact.

As the FAA filed it

CALLED MAYDAY, LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE TURBULENCE. SPIRAL DIVED TO HIGH SPEED IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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