# Accident 20041219033809A: Cessna 182P, Fullerton, CA, December 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2004, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8881° N, 118.0236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8881&lon=-118.0236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9187G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9187G-2011-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041219033809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA054), Dec 19, 2004: Cessna 182P (N9187G), La Mirada, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N9187G (1)

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

- [Accident 20001109032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001109032889A), Nov 9, 2000: Cessna 182P (N9187G), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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