# Accident 19880528023329A: Cessna 421C, Shaver Lake, CA, May 28, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1988, 19:10 local time
- Place: Shaver Lake, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1304° N, 119.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1304&lon=-119.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98683, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98683-2017-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 15 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880528023329A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF MOUNTAIN WAVE,SEVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.WEATHER NOTAMED FOR AREA.

## 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 LAX88FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA215), May 29, 1988: Cessna 421C (N98683), Shaver Lake, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH FORCASTED SEVERE ICING AND TURBULENCE BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF EITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR THE PILOT , WHICH LED TO AN INFLGIHT LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

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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