# Accident 19990414003492A: Cessna R172K, Lakeland, FL, April 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Location: 27.9790° N, 82.0105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9790&lon=-82.0105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N833G-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414003492A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS STRUCK BY ABOVE BY N44LE, A BEECH BE-55 ACFT, BOTH ACFT WERE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 9L AT THE SUN AND FUN AIR SHOW, THE 2 POB N833G AND THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD N44LE ALL HAVE MINOR INJURIES, BOTH ACFT HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)N833G INVOLVED IN MID-AIR COLLISION WITH BEECH N44LE ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09L AT LAL.  BOTH AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON RUNWAY WITH 44LE ON TOP OF THE AFT FUSELAGE OF N833G.  BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N44LE, Beech E55: [Accident 19990414003491A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990414003491A)

## 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 MIA99FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA126), Apr 14, 1999: Cessna 172K (N833G), Lakeland, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot of the other aircraft to maintain a visual lookout and visual separation while on approach for landing. This resulted in a midair collision with another airplane and subsequent…

## Other reports on N833G (1)

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

- [Accident 19780829026489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829026489A), Aug 29, 1978: Cessna 172D (N833G), Hershey, PA, Substantial damage. Airborne aftr lndg,drifted l,struck a metal stake.

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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