20080120010451A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Corona, CA · January 20, 2008

Date: January 20, 2008 · 15:34 local
Place: Corona, CA
Airport: Corona Municipal
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N737EJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX08FA049
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N737EJRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2008 · Cessna 172NS/N 17269358 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Mid air collision between CE-150 and CE-172. All four occupants killed, in addition to one person on ground fatally injured. (-23 amendment) midair collision between CE-150 and CE-72. Two occupants killed in each aircraft, in addition to one person on the ground fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MID AIR COLLISION BETWEEN CE-150 AND CE-172. ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS KILLED, IN ADDITION TO ONE PERSON ON GROUND FATALLY INJURED. (-23 AMENDMENT) MIDAIR COLLISION BETWEEN CE-150 AND CE-72. TWO OCCUPANTS KILLED IN EACH AIRCRAFT, IN ADDITION TO ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND FATALLY INJURED.

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 LAX08FA049Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportCorona, CAThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane.Jan 20, 2008 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed