ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326669
| Date: | Saturday 31 October 1987 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Onyx Aviation |
| Registration: | N25MR |
| MSN: | 881 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1119 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Desert Center, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | El Paso International Airport, TX (ELP/KELP) |
| Santa Paula Airport, CA (SZP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Islander broke up in flight and crashed. The pilot who was hired to ferry the plane told the ferry company he was an experienced Islander pilot, but no previous Islander flight time was found in the pilot's logbook.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
design stress limits of aircraft - exceeded - pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
weather condition - low ceiling
in-flight planning/decision - improper - pilot in command
self-induced pressure - pilot in command
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BAAA-ACRO
NTSB
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