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FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Fullerton, CA · December 19, 2004

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Date
December 19, 2004 · 09:45 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9187G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05FA054
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
136 total14 in the last 90 days
N9187GRegistration cancelled May 3, 2011 · Cessna 182PS/N 18263383 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 182PEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft N9187G was on approach to Fullerton airport (kful). The aircraft struck the kfi radio station antenna/tower approximately 10 feet from the top. The tower was 760 feet above ground level (AGL), or 825 feet above mean sea level (amsl). There were two occupants aboard the aircraft. The aircraft struck the tower at a high rate of speed resulting in substantial aircraft damage. The private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N9187G WAS ON APPROACH TO FULLERTON AIRPORT (KFUL). THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE KFI RADIO STATION ANTENNA/TOWER APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE TOP. THE TOWER WAS 760 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), OR 825 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL (AMSL). THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOWER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05FA054Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLa Mirada, CAthe pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain altitude/clearance from a transmission tower while on an extended base leg of the traffic pattern. A factor in the accident was the sun glare condition.Dec 19, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9187G · 1

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

Accident 20001109032889ALevel Off Touchdown · Tucson, AZ(-23) On November 9, 2000, a Cessna 182P, N9187G, nosed over during a landing rollout on rwy 11R at the Tucson International Airport VFR conditions prevailed for this part 91 operation. The a/c was substantially damaged. The private pilot and pax received…Nov 9, 2000 · Substantial damage