# Incident 19880422019399I: Cessna 414, Burbank, CA, April 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1988, 08:00 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4793G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4793G-2012-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422019399I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT 9000 FT. THUNDERSTORM IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN. MADE HOLE IN WINGTIP TANK.

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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