# NTSB LAX82FUD02: Cessna 172N, N2140E, Santa Monica, CA, November 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1981
- Place: Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUD02

## 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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3-3012   81/11/8   SANTA MONICA,CA     BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 75, 2300
        TIME - 0925                    N622B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- STRUCK CESSNA 172 WHILE TAXIING INTO GAS PIT.TREES/BRUSH BTN CONVERGING TAXI LANES.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3012   81/11/8   SANTA MONICA,CA     CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0925                    N2140E              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- STRUCK FM LEFT REAR BY BEECH A35 WHILE TAXIING INTO GAS PIT.TREES/BRUSH BTN CONVERGING TAXI LANES.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2140E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2140E-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 17271168, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Monica Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N622B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N622B-1989-01-19), registration cancelled 1989-01-19, S/N D1645 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Monica Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Incident 19811108072639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072639I), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 172N, Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied aircraft into another aircraft which was taxing on intersecting taxiway. Pilot had student aboard.
- [Accident 19811108084589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108084589A), Nov 8, 1981: Beech A35, Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Not cleared to taxi to ramp. Saw an airplane on a collision course. Rudder pedal broke in evasive attempt. Collided

## Other investigations on N2140E (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN11CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA004), Oct 1, 2010: Cessna 172N (N2140E), Wabash, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during the landing and certificated flight instructor's failure to execute a go-around.

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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