# NTSB LAX89T#A01: Mcdonnell Douglas F-18A, N844NA, Edwards, CA, October 7, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: October 7, 1988, 11:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: Edwards, CA
- Coordinates: 34.9594, -117.870437 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9594&lon=-117.8704&mi=10
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89T#A01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28313/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89T%23A01

## Aircraft

- Registration: N844NA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-18A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 161213
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91
- Operator: Nasa
- Registered owner: U.S. Navy
- Departed: EDW, EDWARDS AFB, CA
- Flight plan: Military VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

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.

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