# Accident 19820813070921A: Cessna 152, Lompoc, CA, August 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1982, 18:35 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5993° N, 120.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5993&lon=-120.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4603L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4603L-1983-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813070921A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE CLIMBING OUT TO LEAVE PATTERN, STRUCK A DESCENDING 172, N733HV, THAT WAS INBOUND TO LAND. DID NOT USE RADIO.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N733HV, Cessna 172N: [Accident 19820813070922A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813070922A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA297), Aug 14, 1982: Cessna 152 (N4603L), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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