# Accident 19920827033142A: Cessna 150M, 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: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second 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: N63437, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63437) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- 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/19920827033142A

## Narrative

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

TURNING FINAL WAS STRUCK BY N96829 THAT HAD OVERTAKENED THE 150. MADE SAFE LANDING. NO RADIO CALLS HEARD ON CTAF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N96829, Cessna 182Q: [Accident 19920827033141A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920827033141A)

## 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 150 (N63437), Santa Paula, CA, minor damage, 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.

## Other reports on N63437 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860622030509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622030509A), Jun 22, 1986: Cessna 150M (N63437), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. The student porpoised the aircraft on landing, collapsing the nose gear.

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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