# Accident 20130429006142A: Cessna 172RG, Westlake Villag, CA, April 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2013, 14:01 local time
- Place: Westlake Villag, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1247° N, 118.7883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1247&lon=-118.7883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4677V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4677V-2015-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&GO-145C series (registry code 41503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-go-145c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&GO-145C SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 75 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130429006142A

## Narrative

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

DURING A DAY VFR TRAINING FLIGHT N4677V, A CESSNA 172RG, WAS INVOLVED IN A MID AIR COLLISON WITH N64030, A CESSNA 172. N4677V MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON WESTLAKE VILLAGE GOKF COURSE AND METAL PARTS OF N64030 WERE FOUND NEXT TO N6477V ON THE GROUND. IT APPEARS IN THE INVESTIGATION THAT N64030, THE CESSNA 172, WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS N4677V, THE CESSNA 172RG, AT AN 80 DEGREE ANGLE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF N4677V, AND MIGHT HAVE TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABLIZER OF N64030 HIT THE LEFT WING STRUT AND INBOARD LEFT WING SECTION OF N6477V, CAUSING ITS WING DAMAGE AND CAUSING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABLIZER TO SEPARATE FROM N64030. THIS CAUSED THE LOSE OF CONTROL OF N64030 WHICH IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A  STEEP ANGLE AND STARTED A BRUSH FIRE WHICH ENGULFED THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N64030, Cessna 172M: [Accident 20130429006152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130429006152A)

## 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 WPR13FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA211), Apr 29, 2013: Cessna 172RG (N4677V), Calabasas, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots in both aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.

## Other reports on N4677V (1)

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

- [Incident 20010108023709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010108023709I), Jan 8, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N4677V), Sherman-Denison, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot receiving instruction inadvertently selected the landing gear handle "up" position while the aircraft was accelerating for taking during and…

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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