# Accident 19880123001131A: Cessna 411, Burbank, CA, January 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1988, 14:02 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0994° N, 118.0503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0994&lon=-118.0503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63CA-1990-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 411 (registry code 2075902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,610 total, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123001131A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK AND STRUCK FROM BEHIND 5113A SEVERING ITS EMPANNAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5113A, Cessna 172: [Accident 19880123001132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123001132A)

## 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 LAX88FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA094), Jan 23, 1988: Cessna 411 (N63CA), Temple City, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT OF N63CA IMPROPER VISUAL LOOK-OUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE CONTROLLER'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE FASTER MOVING AIRPLANE APPROACHING THE SINGLE ENGINE CESSNA FROM THE REAR.

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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