Accident: Cessna 152
Aug 18, 2022 · Watsonville, CA
NTSB numberWPR22FA309Event id20220818105763
- 3
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot of the multi-engine airplane to see and avoid the single-engine airplane while performing a straight-in approach for landing.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152
- Registration
- N49931
- Year built
- 1978
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final Midair collision
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A
- Registration
- N740WJ
- Year built
- 1979
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach Midair collision
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.
- Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)0 nm (0 km) south-west
- Marina Municipal Airport (OAR)15 nm (28 km) south
- Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI)18 nm (34 km) east
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