Cessna 172N accident near Long Beach, CA
On May 19, 2009, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Long Beach, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 19, 2009
- Place
- Long Beach, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.659°N, 118.197°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090519X12854
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 18, 2009, about 1801 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N738NN, registered to and operated by Aero Aviation LLC, Long Beach, California as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 local instructional flight and a Cessna 310P, N777AL, registered to and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 CFR 91 local personal flight, collided in midair about five miles south of Long Beach, California. The flight instructor and student pilot receiving instruction in the Cessna 172N were killed. The airline transport licensed pilot, sole occupant of the Cessna 310P was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for either flight. The Cessna 172N departed from the Long Beach Airport (LGB), Long Beach, about 1751. The Cessna 310P departed from LGB about 1720. A witness, who was flying within the immediate area of the collision, reported that after crossing the coastline near Long Beach on a southerly heading he noticed a silhouette of an airplane, which appeared to be a Cessna 172 at his 10 to 11 o'clock position. The airplane appeared to be performing maneuvers and making turns in a counter-clockwise direction, followed by a turn in a clockwise direction. The witness continued to track the airplane due to its close proximity to his location. The witness altered his course slightly to the right, while continuing to monitor the Cessna's location. The witness stated that as he looked to his right while turning, he noticed another airplane entering the area from the west, traveling at a high rate of speed on an easterly he
Probable cause
The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft.
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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.
