# Incident 19911025058779I: Cessna 140, Los Angeles, CA, October 25, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1991, 19:20 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76102, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 406 total, 383 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911025058779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED ON ILS APPROACH. TURNED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM CLEARANCE. ASSISTED TO VFR CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N76102 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970806023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970806023319A), Aug 6, 1997: Cessna 140 (N76102), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Landing raised tail for better control. May have hit brakes. Ground looped. Nosed over. No mechanical anomalies. (.19) on August 6, 1997, at 0945 hours pacific…

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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