19820727035842A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Morgan Hill, CA · July 27, 1982

Date: July 27, 1982 · 19:30 local
Place: Morgan Hill, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N20100
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX82FA279
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,354 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed after mid-air with N5090Q.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER MID-AIR WITH N5090Q.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX82FA279Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMorgan Hill, CAA Cessna 152, N5090Q and a Cessna 172, N20100 collided in flight while the aircrews of both aircraft were on local dual instructional flights. The student in the Cessna 152 was practicing a recovery from an unusual attitude after the instructor (ip) put the…Jul 28, 1982 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N5090QCessna 152Accident 19820727035841A · Substantial damage