- Date
- November 15, 1977
- Place
- Newport Beach, CA · NEWPORT BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N15904Piper PA-28N2739QCessna 182K
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19771115043581A19771115043582A
- Case key
- 144298
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4179 77/11/15 NR.NEWPORT BEACH,CA CESSNA 182K CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1204 N2739Q PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 2 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4179 77/11/15 NR.NEWPORT BEACH,CA PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1204 N15904 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 1944 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 3 0 0 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE 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 - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N15904
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Registration
- N2739Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2739QRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 1977 · Cessna 182KAirframe modelCessna 182KEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 2
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