# Accident 19871219070631A: Piper PA30, Fullerton, CA, December 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1987, 14:57 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9391° N, 117.7190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9391&lon=-117.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2627Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2627Y-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871219070631A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH INBOUND N675B. VISION RESTRICTED BY SUN. DID NOT USE RADAR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N675B, Beech A35: [Accident 19871219070632A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871219070632A)

## 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 LAX88FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA071), Dec 19, 1987: Piper PA-30 (N2627Y), Chino Hills, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER AND THUS AVERT THE COLLISION.

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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