# Accident 19871023060669A: Cessna 208A, Fairfield, CA, October 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1987, 04:23 local time
- Place: Fairfield, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UNIA
- Location: 38.1903° N, 121.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1903&lon=-121.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828FE-1990-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208A (registry code 2073703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,495 total, 642 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023060669A

## Narrative

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

CALLED MAYDAY, LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE TURBULENCE. SPIRAL DIVED TO HIGH SPEED 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 LAX88FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA020), Oct 23, 1987: Cessna 208A (N828FE), Fairfield, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE WHICH PRECIPITATED A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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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