- Date
- October 2, 1988, 10:56 local (17:56 UTC)
- Place
- Palmdale, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19881002042651A19881002042652A
- Case key
- 26261
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
At approximately 6000 ft MSL two airplanes collided in flight. N49382 was climbing to altitude, N31386 was descending in a shallow left turn. The airplane descending colliding with the climbing airplane from behind and to the right. Both airplanes were able to land without further incident.
At approximately 6000 ft MSL two airplanes collided in flight. N49382 was climbing to altitude, N31386 was descending in a shallow left turn. The airplane descending collided with the climbing airplane from behind and to the right. Both airplanes were able to land without further incident.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N31386
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7837233
- Airframe hours
- 1,953
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Phoenix Flyers Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1988 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- WJF · Lancaster, 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
- N49382
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283451
- Airframe hours
- 3,597
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edwards Afb Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 18, 1988 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- EDW · Edwards Afb, CA
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
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 N31386
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 630 total · 12 in this make and model · 520 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N49382
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,592 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 3,383 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.