# Accident 20260420006859A: Cessna 172S, Pacoima, CA, April 20, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2026, 11:07 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2669° N, 118.4206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2669&lon=-118.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2126F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2126F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260420006859A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 20, 2026, THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS LEASED AND THEN OPERATED BY A PILOT FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES. WHILE DOING PATTERN WORK AND ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 AT KWHP, THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT STRUCK THE TOP OF A POWER LINE/POST AT THE CORNER OF VAN NUYS BLVD & SUTTER AVE. AFTER STRIKING POWER LINE, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN ADJACENT BUSINESS PARKING LOT.  THE AICRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## 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 WPR26LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA164), Apr 20, 2026: Cessna 172S (N2126F), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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