- Date
- December 26, 1986, 15:03 local (23:03 UTC)
- Place
- Long Beach, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7646FPiper PA-28-181N231LYMooney M-20K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19861226072381A19861226072382A
- Case key
- 25707
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Analysis
A Piper PA-28-161, N7646F, and a Mooney M-20K, N231LY, collided near pader intersection abt 16 miles southwest of lgb airport. Both airplanes were conducting instrument flight training and none of the occupants were injured. N231LY had conducted an ILS approach to lgb and was executing a VFR wings level climbing missed approach towards the sun and N7646F was executing a right partial panel turn at the time of the collision. Both airplanes collided near head-on. N7646F'S left outbd wing panel struck the midspan section of N231LY'S left wing. The CFI aboard N7646F saw N231LY and immediately executed a nose down mnvr. The CFI aboard N231LY did not execute an evasive maneuver. VMC prevailed at the time, but a smog layer existed. After the collision N7646F landed at sna and N231LY landed at lgb without further incident.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N7646F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7790204
- Airframe hours
- 267
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Flight Center, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ray Hendrickson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 3, 1986 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- SNA · Santa Ana, CA
- Airport
- LGB · Long Beach, runway 30, 10,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
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
- N231LY
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-0305
- Airframe hours
- 854
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-360-GB1, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert W. Muzzy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1986 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- L26 · Hesperia, CA
- Destination
- LGB
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LGB · Long Beach, runway 30, 10,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N7646F
- Age
- 57
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 800 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 290 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N231LY
- Age
- 60
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,466 total · 17 in this make and model · 4,314 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 34 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LGB, 13 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.