At about 15:40 Pacific time, a Cessna 152 and a Cessna 172N collided over the Pacific Ocean about six miles south of the Long Beach Municipal Airport. Both airplanes were being operated by the same flight school and both contained a student pilot and flight instructor. All four were killed. Witnesses said that, following the collision, both airplanes entered uncontrolled descents into the water.
February 15, Long Beach, Calif. / Cessna 152 and Cessna Skyhawk
At about 15:40 Pacific time, a Cessna 152 and a Cessna 172N collided over the Pacific Ocean about six miles south of the Long Beach Municipal Airport. Both airplanes were being operated by the same flight school and both contained a student pilot and flight instructor. All four were killed. Witnesses said that, following the collision, both airplanes entered uncontrolled descents into the water....
Key Takeaways:
- Two Cessna airplanes (a 152 and a 172N) from the same flight school collided mid-air over the Pacific Ocean.
- The collision occurred about six miles south of Long Beach Municipal Airport at approximately 15:40 Pacific time.
- Both aircraft, each carrying a student pilot and a flight instructor, entered uncontrolled descents into the water, killing all four occupants.
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