4 fatal · PIPER PA-28RT-201 · 1990-08-19 · LONG BEACH, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX90FA292
Event ID
20001212X24036
Type
Accident
Date
1990-08-19
Location
LONG BEACH, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.779575, -118.120475
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28RT-201
Registration
N3054N
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK OF THE PILOTS OF THE CESSNA 172P AND THEIR FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE PIPER PA- 28RT-201. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE AZIMUTH AND ANGLE OF THE SUN WHICH WAS IN A POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO IMPAIR THE SCAN OF THE CESSNA 172P PILOTS.