# Accident 19880401007401A: Cessna 172N, Saticoy, CA, April 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1988, 10:22 local time
- Place: Saticoy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2701° N, 119.1609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2701&lon=-119.1609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 31 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401007401A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED INTO PATH OF N98955 AND COLLIDED. 98955 HAD STUDENT UNDER A HOOD. THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO GROUND MINUS TAIL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N98955, Cessna 172P: [Accident 19880401007402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880401007402A)

## 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 LAX88FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA146), Apr 1, 1988: Cessna 172N (N733KS), Saticoy, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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