# Accident 19900819033842A: Cessna 172P, 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, second 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: N114RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N114RJ-2013-03-25) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 114 in this make and model, 49 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/19900819033842A

## Narrative

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

FLYING PARALLEL WAS STRUCK BY N3054N AS IT BEGAN A TURN. BOTH LOST PORTION OF WINGS AND FELL INTO OCEAN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3054N, Piper PA28RT201: [Accident 19900819033841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819033841A)

## 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: Cessna 172P (N114RJ), 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…

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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