# Accident 20090518008871A: Cessna 310P, Long Beach Que, CA, May 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2009, 18:01 local time
- Place: Long Beach Que, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6589° N, 118.1967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6589&lon=-118.1967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777AL-2010-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310P (registry code 2074238, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090518008871A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN AIRCRAFT NOTIFIED LONG BEACH ATCT THAT IT OBSERVED TWO CESSNA AIRCRAFT COLLIDING OVER THE OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF LONG BEACH QUEEN MARY, LONG BEACH, CA, AT 1801 PDT ON 05/18/2009.  ATC RADAR DATA WAS USED TO TRACK TWO TARGETS ORIGINATING FROM LONG BEACH AIRPORT: N777AL, CE-310P, S/N 310P0141 AND N738NN, CE-172N, S/N 17270109.  THE CESSNA 310P CARRIED ONE PILOT AND THE OTHER AIRCRAFT CESSNA 172N CARRIED CFI AND A STUDENT PILOT.  ALL THREE ON BOARD TWO AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  BOTH AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR09FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA248), May 19, 2009: Cessna 310P (N777AL), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft.

## Other reports on N777AL (3)

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

- [Incident 20040314003029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040314003029I), Mar 14, 2004: Cessna 310P (N777AL), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was unable to extend all three gear. Investigated all options, decided to land with left main still retracted. Push-pull rod brace appeared to have…
- [Incident 19860512035409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512035409I), May 12, 1986: Cessna 310P (N777AL), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Popping sound from nose gear on retraction. Landed without gear locked down. Found nose gear door disconnected.
- [Incident 19790305009009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305009009I), Mar 5, 1979: Cessna 310P (N777AL), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. With gear retraction loud pop was heard. Unable to extend 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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