# Accident 19920822032529A: Socata TB10TOBAGO, Big Bear, CA, August 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1992, 17:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2596° N, 116.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2596&lon=-116.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20BN-1992-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 10 (registry code 8680696, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB10TOBAGO
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920822032529A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT TRYING TO CROSS A RIDGE ON CLIMBOUT. FACTORS INCLUDE DENSITY ALTITUDE AND 80 DEGREES

## 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 LAX92LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA360), Aug 23, 1992: Socata TB-10 (N20BN), Big Bear, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS DECISION TO ATTEMPT CROSSING A RIDGE LINE AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO ALLOW FOR CONTINGENCY ACTIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN ENCOUNTER WITH DOWN DRAFTS OR TURBULENCE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT…

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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