# Accident 19891203049001A: Cessna 172P, Van Nuys, CA, December 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1900° N, 118.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1900&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5364K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5364K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203049001A

## Narrative

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

HOLDING ON TAXIWAY WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A TAXIING P51,N5415V. TOWER HAD CLEARED P51 TO CROSS RUNWAY INTO 172P.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5415V, Namer F51D: [Accident 19891203049002A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891203049002A)

## 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 LAX90LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA045), Dec 4, 1989: Cessna 172 (N5364K), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE P-51 PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE STANDING C-172.

## Other reports on N5364K (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040120000829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040120000829A), Jan 20, 2004: Cessna 172P (N5364K), Granada Hills, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 01/20/2004 dennis g. midden flew CE-172-P from oakland, CA, (oak) with a destination of john wayne airport (sna). Before departing oak Mr. Midden…
- [Incident 19990425019919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990425019919I), Apr 25, 1999: Cessna 172P (N5364K), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Mr. Greg till, a student pilot on his first unsupervised solo (he had two supervised solos prior to this event) lost control on his second attempt to land in…
- [Incident 19911021052999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911021052999I), Oct 21, 1991: Cessna 172P (N5364K), Simi Valley, CA. Student pilot on a solo crosscountry flight had fuel exhaustion. Forced landing on highway.
- [Incident 19871110075359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871110075359I), Nov 10, 1987: Cessna 172P (N5364K), Van Nuys, CA. Electrical system failed. Landed without position lights or two way radio communication with the tower.

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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