# Accident 19881105059639A: Socata TB20TRINIDAD, Yucca Valley, CA, November 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1510° N, 116.4106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1510&lon=-116.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94TB-1991-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD (registry code 8680695, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-20-trinidad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB20TRINIDAD
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,380 total, 80 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881105059639A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE AFTER LEAVING END OF RUNWAY CONTINUED TO IMPACT. CROSSWIND TOO MUCH FOR SAFETY. BLAMED WINDSHEAR.

## 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 LAX89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA039), Nov 5, 1988: Aerospatiale TB-20 (N94TB), Yucca Valley, CA, substantial damage

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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