# Accident 19920827033141A: Cessna 182Q, Santa Paula, CA, August 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1992, 17:32 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3999° N, 119.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3999&lon=-119.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96829-1993-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,548 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920827033141A

## Narrative

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

ON LONG,HIGH FINAL OVERTOOK AND COLLIDED WITH N63437 THAT WAS TURNING FINAL FOR SAME RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N63437, Cessna 150M: [Accident 19920827033142A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920827033142A)

## 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 LAX92FA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA367), Aug 28, 1992: Cessna 182Q (N96829), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AZIMUTH OF THE SETTING SUN AND THE CESSNA 182 PILOTS NON STANDARD FLIGHT PATTERN.

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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