# NTSB LAX82FA345: Beech 200, N9FQ, Huntington Beac, CA, September 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1982, 16:41 local (23:41 UTC)
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Coordinates: 33.670177, -117.999229 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6702&lon=-117.9992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA345
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71123/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA345

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Midair collision, cruise - normal
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
- Midair collision, cruise - normal
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

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 1

- Registration: N9FQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: BB-603
- Airframe hours: 1076
- Engines: 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

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N732BP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732BP-1984-02-28), registration cancelled 1984-02-28, S/N 21061389 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210L
- Registry model: [Cessna 210L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210l) (registry code 2073448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 61389
- Airframe hours: 2143
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N9FQ; age 33; 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
- Pilot, aircraft N732BP; age 46; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820917047012A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917047012A), Sep 17, 1982: Beech 200BEECH, Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft in level flight, heading 290 degrees, altitude 3300 feet, was struck on right wing by, N732BP.
- [Accident 19820917047011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917047011A), Sep 17, 1982: Cessna 210L, Huntington Beac, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft struck N9FQ in right wing area when on heading approximately 160 degrees.

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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