Accident: North American T28
Mar 14, 2019 · Compton, CA
NTSB numberWPR19FA095Event id20190313X23730
- 1
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the T-28 pilot to see and avoid the Cessna while landing with reduced visibility due to sun glare, which resulted in a collision on the runway. Contributing to the accident was his failure to use the airport's common traffic advisory frequency during the approach and landing.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- North American T28
- Registration
- N5440F
- Year built
- 1956
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll Runway incursion veh/AC/person
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N48962
- Year built
- 1977
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll Runway incursion veh/AC/person
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Compton Woodley Airport (CPM)0 nm (0 km) west
- Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)5 nm (9 km) north-west
- Long Beach International Airport (LGB)6 nm (12 km) south-east
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