# Accident 19880123001132A: Cessna 172, 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: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N5113A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5113A-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,138 total, 901 in this make and model, 68 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/19880123001132A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND EMPENNAGE SEVERED BY 63CA NOT BEING TRACKED BY ATC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N63CA, Cessna 411: [Accident 19880123001131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123001131A)

## 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 172 (N5113A), Temple City, CA, destroyed, 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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