# Accident 19911004045001A: Cessna 421C, Santa Monica, CA, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0090° N, 118.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0090&lon=-118.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5486G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5486G-1994-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,038 total, 235 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004045001A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF STRUCK A 152 N93839 THAT WAS HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF. HAD LOOKED INSIDE FAILED NOTE MOVING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N93839, Cessna 152: [Accident 19911004045002A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004045002A)

## 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 LAX92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA007), Oct 5, 1991: Cessna 421C (N5486G), Santa Monica, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE TAXIING HIS AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5486G (1)

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

- [Incident 19860127004669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860127004669I), Jan 27, 1986: Cessna 421C (N5486G), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. During climb NR5 cylinder head separated above the barrell. Engine shutdown and returned.

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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