- Date
- June 12, 1982, 12:46 local (19:46 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19820612021541A19820612021542A
- Case key
- 70343
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Analysis
Both aircraft (a Cessna 150L, N18007 and a Cessna 140, N90006) had taken off from the Corona municipal airport, sometime around noon on 6/12/82. The Cessna 150 pilot and passenger were on a flight to porterville, CA, while the Cessna 140 pilot and passenger were flying to strawberry valley, UT. At 1246 PDT, the two aircraft collided in flight and fell to the ground about one mile east of the departure airport. Six miles northwest at chino, the weather was reported as sky prtly obscd, EST 2000 ovc, vis 3 mi with haze. Witnesses reported that both aircraft were in and out of clouds prior to the mid-air collision. The wreckage of both aircraft were examined, but the condition of the wreckage was such that the collision angle or initial contact point could not be determined.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N18007
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 73725
- Airframe hours
- 2,469
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harry C. Kohr
- Registered owner
- Jette Harris
- Departed
- Corona, CA
- Destination
- PTV · Porterville, CA
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
- N90006
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9060
- Airframe hours
- 1,266
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary M. Robinson
- Registered owner
- Ward M. Garland
- Departed
- Corona, CA
- Destination
- Strawberry Vall, UT
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.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N18007
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N90006
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 14 in this make and model · 123 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CND, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.