# Accident 19900819033841A: Piper PA28RT201, Long Beach, CA, August 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1990, 15:26 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7796° N, 118.1205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7796&lon=-118.1205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3054N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3054N-1991-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,532 total, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819033841A

## Narrative

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

FLYING PARALLEL TURNED,RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH LEFT WING N114RJ.BOTH LOST PORTIONS OF WINGS,CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL

## Other aircraft in the event

- N114RJ, Cessna 172P: [Accident 19900819033842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819033842A)

## 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 LAX90FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA292), Aug 19, 1990: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N3054N), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK OF THE PILOTS OF THE CESSNA 172P AND THEIR FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE PIPER PA- 28RT-201. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AZIMUTH AND ANGLE OF THE SUN WHICH WAS…

## Other reports on N3054N (1)

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

- [Incident 19881119065679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881119065679I), Nov 19, 1988: Piper PA28RT201 (N3054N), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Student inadvertently retracted landing gear taxiing off runway. Right main gear collapsed. Plane stopped on runway

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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