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NTSB · Final reportLAX08FA049

Corona midair collision

Corona, California

Two Cessna airplanes collided near Corona Municipal Airport while maneuvering in the traffic-pattern area. Four people aboard and one person on the ground were killed.

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Occurrence details

Date
20 Jan 2008p. 1, 3, 16
Event fatalities
5p. 1, 3, 14, 30
Ground fatalities
1p. 3, 8, 14, 30
Operation
General aviationp. 1

Aircraft involved (2)

Aircraft
Cessna 172Np. 3, 13, 29
Registration
N737EJp. 3, 13, 29
Operator
Funoutsidep. 3, 13, 29
Onboard fatalities
2p. 1, 3, 14, 30
Aircraft
Cessna 150Mp. 3, 13, 29
Registration
N4008Vp. 3, 13, 29
Operator
Fly Corona, Inc. / Corona Flight Academyp. 3, 13, 29
Onboard fatalities
2p. 1, 3, 14, 30
Approximate event location

Report wreckage-table coordinates provide approximate context for the collision and debris area, not a surveyed airborne collision point. No uncertainty radius is supplied.

33.882221, -117.617500Location evidence · p. 14, 30

Evidence notes

Each aircraft injury table repeats the same ground fatality. Their totals must not be added: the event total is five, not six.

The aircraft models and operators were compared with the final report; owner identities are not substituted for operators.

Source comparison completed by the assistant. Independent human review remains pending.

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