# Accident 19830805057371A: Cessna 152, Fullerton, CA, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 20:26 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8814° N, 118.0128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8814&lon=-118.0128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6539L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6539L-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,781 total, 719 in this make and model, 329 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805057371A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N1172H DURING CLIMB 2MILES WEST OF AIRPORT. IFR CONDITIONS, ALL LIGHTS WORKING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1172H, Piper PA32R300: [Accident 19830805057372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805057372A)

## 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 LAX83FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA373), Aug 6, 1983: Cessna 152 (N6539L), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6539L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921211049879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921211049879A), Dec 11, 1992: Cessna 152 (N6539L), Norman, OK, Substantial damage. Unable to obtain fuel at several airports due late hour. Ran out of fuel on final at Norman ok. Struck powerline.

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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