- Date
- January 27, 1985, 15:41 local (23:41 UTC)
- Place
- Irwindale, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 minor
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19850127001661A19850127001662A
- Case key
- 24462
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Analysis
A Cessna 120, N9058Y, & a Cessna 152, N65599, collided in midair in the practice area for el monte, CA. Arpt. The two aircraft had departed the controlled arpt within three minutes of each other. Both had one instructor & one student aboard. The Cessna 152 was still outbound in a northerly direction & the Cessna 120 had called the tower for landing instructions when the collision occurred. The Cessna 120 broke up in flight & injuries were fatal to both plts. The Cessna 152 made a successful emergency lndg. According to the instructor & student in the Cessna 152 the acft was lvl AT2000 ft MSL, had just completed a left turn & was about to be in a right turn when the student, from the left seat, saw another acft in his extreme right field of vision, apparently from above. The windshield of the Cessna 152 was shatteredby the empennage of the Cessna 120, which separated in flight. The instructor in the Cessna 152 was a new instructor & new to the area. Two veteran plts were aboard the Cessna 120, with one checking out in his newly purchased acft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N9058Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10246
- Airframe hours
- 33,537
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Shy Y. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 26, 1984 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, 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
- N65599
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15281641
- Airframe hours
- 29,339
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glen & Helen Aircraft, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 8, 1984 · 469 hours before
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, 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 N9058Y
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N65599
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 307 total · 100 in this make and model · 161 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EMT, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.