# NTSB LAX84FA378: Cessna 182Q, N95726, Richmond, CA, July 5, 1984 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: July 5, 1984, 15:46 local (22:46 UTC) - Place: Richmond, CA - Coordinates: 37.960685, -122.379486 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9607&lon=-122.3795&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 23972 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84FA378 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23972/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA378 ## 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 separation - not maintained, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - altitude - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Midair collision, maneuvering - visual lookout - poor, pilot in command (cause) - visual separation - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - maneuver - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) 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. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) 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 1 - Registration: [N95726](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95726-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 18266610, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q - Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 6610 - Airframe hours: 929 - Engines: 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 ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: N103PD (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 61384 - Airframe hours: 10530 - Engines: 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 As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N95726; age 38; 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 - Pilot, aircraft N103PD; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19840705032942A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705032942A), Jul 5, 1984: Cessna 182Q, Richmond, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with N103PD which was conducting a drug surveillance mission. N95726 was in straight and level. - [Accident 19840705032941A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705032941A), Jul 5, 1984: Cessna 172M, Richmond, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft collided with N95726 which was in straight and level cruise flight. N103PD was on surveillance mission. ## Other investigations on N95726 (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 LAX99FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA020), Oct 29, 1998: Cessna 182Q (N95726), Nixon, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument rated pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted flight into adverse weather which resulted in inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.