Piper PA-28-140 accident near San Diego, CA
On December 24, 1996, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Diego, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 24, 1996
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.801°N, 117.129°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07187
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 24, 1996, at 1133 hours Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N943R, collided in flight with a Cessna 150M, N63137, about 1.5 miles east of the Montgomery Field Airport, San Diego, California while both aircraft were on final approach to parallel runways. The commercial pilot and one passenger in the Piper were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The commercial pilot and one passenger in the Cessna received minor injuries and that aircraft was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and both aircraft were on instructional flights. The Piper departed Montgomery Field for a local flight, and the Cessna departed from Ramona Airport at approximately 1030. Simultaneous VFR and IFR operations were in progress at Montgomery Field to parallel runways 28R and 28L. The Cessna aircraft was executing a straight-in instrument approach to runway 28R and was following another high wing Cessna to that runway. The Piper aircraft was approaching the airport VFR from the northeast and was sequenced to cross the final approach to runway 28R and make a straight-in approach to runway 28L. The Piper was sequenced number two to land on that runway behind another aircraft in closed traffic. Aboard the Piper was a flight instructor and an unlicensed primary student pilot. The pilot contacted Montgomery tower at 1128 and reported his position east of Lake Murray (a VFR reporting point 5 miles east of the airport) and requested landing instructions. At 1129, he revised his position "over Cowles." The tower instructed the aircraft
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot-in-command of the Piper PA-28, N943R, to maintain an adequate visual lookout to see and avoid the Cessna 150, N63137. A factor in the accident was the failure of the air traffic controller to issue a traffic advisory to the pilot concerning the Cessna 150.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
