# Accident 19871031072429A: Bnorm BN2A26, Desert Center, CA, October 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Desert Center, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7590° N, 115.4706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7590&lon=-115.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25MR-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER (registry code 1520226, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn2a-26-islander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A26
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871031072429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX88FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA065), Oct 31, 1987: Britten-Norman BN2A-26 (N25MR), Desert Center, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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