# NTSB LAX77FA023: Cessna 140, N2155V, Riverside, CA, January 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1977
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA023

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0181  77/1/12    RIVERSIDE,CA        CESSNA 120          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 415
        TIME - 1130                    N77359              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLA-BOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           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                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  100
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   30                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0181  77/1/12    RIVERSIDE,CA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 905
        TIME - 1130                    N2155V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 273 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLA-BOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIALTO,CA                   RIVERSIDE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  50
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   30                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW FAA RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2155V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2155V-1977-06-21), registration cancelled 1977-06-21, S/N 14384 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fla-Bob

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N77359](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77359-1977-06-20), registration cancelled 1977-06-20, S/N 11800 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fla-Bob

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770112007492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770112007492A), Jan 12, 1977: Cessna 140, Riverside, CA, Destroyed. Pilot failed to follow FAA recommended procedure for traffic pattern entry.
- [Accident 19770112007491A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770112007491A), Jan 12, 1977: Cessna 120, Riverside, CA, Destroyed

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.

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