# Accident 19820813070922A: Cessna 172N, 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: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N733HV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733HV-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 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/19820813070922A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENTERING PATTERN WAS STRUCK BY A 152, N4603L, THAT WAS CLIMBING OUT TO LEAVE THE PATTERN. SUN OBSCURATION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4603L, Cessna 152: [Accident 19820813070921A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813070921A)

## 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 172 (N733HV), Lompoc, CA, destroyed, 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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