# Accident 19880220004369A: Beech A23, Big Bear City, CA, February 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1988, 15:14 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2591° N, 116.8391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2591&lon=-116.8391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1461L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1461L-1994-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,002 total, 1,002 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220004369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX88FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA114), Feb 20, 1988: Beech A23 (N1461L), Big Bear City, 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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