Cessna 152 accident near Long Beach, CA
On February 15, 2001, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Long Beach, CA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 15, 2001
- Place
- Long Beach, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.717°N, 118.181°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010228X00524
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 15, 2001, about 1540 Pacific standard time, a midair collision occurred between a Cessna 152, N68763, and a Cessna 172N, N4686G, over the Pacific Ocean about 6 nautical miles (nm) south of the Long Beach Municipal Airport, Long Beach, California. Witnesses reported that following the collision both airplanes entered uncontrolled descents, impacted the water, and sank. The airplanes were rented from and operated by the same flight school, the Long Beach Flying Club & Flight Academy, and were destroyed. In each airplane a Long Beach Flying Club certified flight instructor (CFI) and a student sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plans were filed. The airplanes were operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as instructional flights. The Cessna 152 departed from the Long Beach airport about 1513, and the Cessna 172 departed 13 minutes earlier. At the time of the midair collision, a ship captain was located about 0.6 nm south of the entrance to the Long Beach harbor's eastern breakwater gate. The captain reported that he observed two airplanes flying about 0.3 miles south of the gate. He stated "one plane appeared to bank and turn directly into the other plane." Thereafter, they both descended into the water. Several additional crewmembers on the ship with the captain also observed the collision. In summary, one crewmember verbally reported that the airplane flying westbound was smaller than the other airplane. Another crewmember reported that he believed one of the airplanes collided with the othe
Probable cause
The failure of the flight crews of both airplanes to maintain adequate visual lookout for traffic.
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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.
