- Date
- July 5, 1984, 15:46 local (22:46 UTC)
- Place
- Richmond, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N95726Cessna 182QN103PDCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19840705032942A19840705032941A
- Case key
- 23972
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Analysis
These two acft were flying between 1500 and 2000 ft AGL when they collided over Richmond, CA. N103PD was on police surveillance circling to the left. N95726 was on a x-country flying a heading of about 350 degrees. The collision tore the right wing tip off of N95726 but he was able to continue flying and landed at nearby napa arpt. N103PD lost its right wing while descending and crashed vertically into a warehouse.
These two acft were flying between 1500-2000 ft over Richmond, CA, when they collided. N103PD was on police surveillanceand was circling to the left. The other, N95726, was on a x-country on a heading of about 350 degrees. The collision tore the right wing tip off of N95726 but he was able to continue flying and landed. The other acft lost its wing on theway down and crashed vertically into a warehouse.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N95726
- Reported as
- Cessna 182Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6610
- Airframe hours
- 929
- Engine
- Continental O-47O-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vere Benbow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1984 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- PAO · Palo Alto, CA
- Destination
- 016 · Garberville, 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
- N103PD
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 61384
- Airframe hours
- 10,530
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richmond City Hall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 26, 1984 · 30 hours before
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N95726
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,480 total · 450 in this make and model · 1,480 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N103PD
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 115 in this make and model · 3,300 as pilot in command · 115 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 61 °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.
Other investigations on N95726 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.