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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Big Bear City, CA · February 20, 1988

Date
February 20, 1988 · 15:14 local
Place
Big Bear City, CA
Airport
Big Bear City
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1461L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA114
Reported as
Beech A23
Reported engine
Continental IO346A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,002 total1,002 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

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.

Buzzed a lodge. On second pass, pulled up into stall spin and recovered too late. Collided with ground and burned.

As the FAA filed it

BUZZED A LODGE.ON SECOND PASS, PULLED UP INTO STALL SPIN AND RECOVERED TOO LATE.COLLIDED WITH GROUND AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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