# NTSB Accident WPR09FA248
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2009-05-19 · Long Beach, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09FA248
- **Event ID:** 20090519X12854
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-05-19
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.658889, -118.196662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N738NN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft.

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