# Accident 19850127001661A: Cessna 120, Irwindale, CA, January 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1985, 15:41 local time
- Place: Irwindale, CA
- Airport: El Monte
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0897° N, 117.9591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0897&lon=-117.9591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9058Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9058Y-1993-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127001661A

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH PROP AND NOSE WHEEL OF 65599. SPAR PARTIALLY SEVERED, AIRCRAFT FELL TO GROUND IN PIECES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N65599, Cessna 152: [Accident 19850127001662A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850127001662A)

## 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 LAX85FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA123), Jan 27, 1985: Cessna 120 (N9058Y), Irwindale, 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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