19861226072381A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Long Beach, CA · December 26, 1986

Date
December 26, 1986 · 15:18 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7646F
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87MA068
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total800 in this make and model290 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Collided near head on with N231LY. Both near level flight with hooded students. Part of wing severed. Landed safely

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED NEAR HEAD ON WITH N231LY. BOTH NEAR LEVEL FLIGHT WITH HOODED STUDENTS. PART OF WING SEVERED. LANDED SAFELY

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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