Britten-Norman BN2A-26 N25MR

Summary

On 31 October 1987 at about 21:30 local time, a Britten-Norman BN2A-26 registered N25MR, operated by Southern Cross Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Desert Center, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 October 1987 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Desert Center, California, United States

Coordinates

33.7590, -115.4706

Aircraft

Britten-Norman BN2A-26

Registration

N25MR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Southern Cross Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Paso → Santa Paula

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88FA065

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS HIRED TO FERRY AN ISLANDER FROM EL PASO, TX TO SANTA PAULA, CA. HE REPRESENTED HIMSELF TO THE FERRY COMPANY AS BEING AN EXPERIENCED ISLANDER PLT. NO PREVIOUS ISLANDER FLT TIME WAS FOUND IN THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK. IT WAS THE PLT'S 40TH BIRTHDAY & HE WAS ANXIOUS TO COMPLETE THE FLT. HE NEITHER FILED FLT PLANS NOR HAD CURRENT CHARTS. APPROACHING THE CHIRIACO SUMMIT AREA ALONG I-10 THE TERRAIN ROSE AND A GROUND-BASED WITNESS REPORTED CLDS WERE LOW. THE PLT CONTINUED THE WESTBND FLT. EVIDENCE INDICATED AN OVERSTRESSED ACFT AND AN IN-FLT BREAKUP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.