# Accident 19870404012802A: Cessna 182R, Fullerton, CA, April 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1987, 12:50 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DNXA
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5456N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5456N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,031 total, 367 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404012802A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N5690N WHILE HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5690N, Mooney M20J: [Accident 19870404012801A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404012801A)

## 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 LAX87LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA171), Apr 4, 1987: Cessna 182R (N5456N), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5456N (1)

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

- [Incident 20180722017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180722017569I), Jul 22, 2018: Cessna 182R (N5456N), Wautoma, WI, Minor damage. On July 22, 2018 at approximately 1420 CST, a Cessna 182 N5456N s/n 18267727 departed (lse) la crosse WI enroute to (osh) oshkosh WI. The flight diverted to…

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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