LAX82FA345

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 200 · Huntington Beac, CA · September 17, 1982

Accident · FatalField investigationFinal report
Date
September 17, 1982, 16:41 local (23:41 UTC)
Place
Huntington Beac, CA
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9FQBeech 200N732BPCessna 210L
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
71123

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Midair collisionCruise - normal
Visual lookout - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Visual lookout - inadequatePilot of other aircraftCause
Midair collisionCruise - normal
Visual lookout - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Visual lookout - inadequatePilot of other aircraftCause

Analysis

N9FQ, a Beech 200, had taken off from rwy 19R at john wayne arpt at santa ana, departed the traffic pattern on a right crosswind leg, & proceeded nw toward burbank. N732BP, a C-210L, was on a local training flt out of santa ana & had just completed practice landings at chino arpt. According to the plt of the Beech 200, at approximately 3,300 ft in straight & level flt on a heading of 290 deg at approximately 170 KTS, he observed an acft hit his right wing. He subsequently returned to john wayne arpt & landed without further incident. Neither acft was in communication with any FAA facility at the time of the collision. The collision occurred at a lat of 33-42N & long of 117-59W.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N9FQ
Reported as
Beech 200
Category
Airplane
Serial number
BB-603
Airframe hours
1,076
Engine
P&W PT6A-41, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Braun
Registered owner
Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Braun
Departed
SAN · Santa Ana, CA
Destination
BUR · Burbank, CA
Registration
N732BP
Reported as
Cessna 210L
Category
Airplane
Serial number
61389
Airframe hours
2,143
Engine
Continental IO-520-L-3A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Parson'S Air
Registered owner
Parson'S Air
Departed
SAN · Santa Ana, CA
Destination
SAN · Santa Ana, 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.

Flight crew · 2

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot, aircraft N9FQ
Age
33
Certificate
Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
9,700 total · 208 in this make and model · 8,765 as pilot in command · 147 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Role
Pilot, aircraft N732BP
Age
46
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
2,983 total · 51 in this make and model · 2,915 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
200° at 4 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft overcast
Temperature
158 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.