- Date
- January 15, 1972
- Place
- Fntn Valley, CA · FNTN VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164722
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0069 72/1/15 FNTN VALLEY,CALIF PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1048 N8153N PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 26, 5121 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 4200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANT ANNA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO REMARKS- ACFT IN LFT 15-20DEG BANK,400FPM DESCENT.BOTTOM REAR FUSELAGE CONTACTED TOP RIGHT WING OF N51362.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0069 72/1/15 FNTN VALLEY,CALIF CESSNA 150J CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 34 TOTAL TIME - 1048 N51362 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- BOTH ACFT LNDD W/O FURTHER DMG.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N51362
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N8153N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8153NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N51362 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.