19871031072429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bnorm BN2A26 · Desert Center, CA · October 31, 1987

Date
October 31, 1987 · 13:30 local
Place
Desert Center, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25MR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA065
Reported as
Bnorm BN2A26
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total3 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft broke up in flight in low clouds and fog. Beleive pilot lost control and spiral dived.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT IN LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. BELEIVE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND SPIRAL DIVED.

NTSB investigation

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