Cessna 172RG accident near Calabasas, CA
On April 29, 2013, a Cessna 172RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Calabasas, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 29, 2013
- Place
- Calabasas, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.125°N, 118.788°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130429X04502
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 29, 2013 about 1401 Pacific daylight time, two airplanes, a Cessna 172RG, N4677V (172RG), and a Cessna 172M, N64030 (172M), collided in midair approximately 3 miles southwest of Calabasas, California. The 172RG certified flight instructor and the commercial pilot sustained minor injuries, and the pilot rated passenger sustained serious injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The 172RG was registered to AmeriFlyers of Florida, LLC, and operated by American Flyers as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 instructional flight. The 172M commercial pilot and private pilot were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The 172M was registered to a private party, and operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for either flight. The 172M departed from the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO), Santa Monica, California about 1313, and the 172RG departed from SMO about 1353. The certified flight instructor (CFI) from the 172RG reported that the purpose of the flight was to familiarize two pilot rated students (one of which was seated in the back seat) with the local airspace and normal practice areas. The CFI stated that, after departing SMO they flew north along the Santa Monica shoreline before proceeding to the Malibu State Park and the Simi Valley practice area. The CFI stated that, as they crossed over Topanga Canyon, they switched from the SMO tower frequency to the local practice area
Probable cause
The failure of the pilots in both aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.
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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.
