# Accident 19881002043549A: Beech A24R, Mt Baldy, CA, October 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1988, 17:15 local time
- Place: Mt Baldy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1990° N, 117.7007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1990&lon=-117.7007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8065R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8065R-1989-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 85 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002043549A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT WAS FLYING UP CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE AND STRUCK RISING TERRAIN TURNING.

## 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 LAX89FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA006), Oct 3, 1988: Beech A24R (N8065R), Mt. Baldy, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION AND ALTITUDE.

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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