Bombardier Inc., Canadair CL-215-6B11 and Unknown Unknown mid-air collision near Los Angeles, California, January 9, 2025
On January 9, 2025 at about 8:38 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Bombardier Inc., Canadair CL-215-6B11 (CGQBE) and Unknown Unknown (UNKNOWN), were involved in a mid-air collision near Los Angeles, California (Van Nuys airport). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB did not determine the probable cause of this event and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The NTSB did not determine the probable cause of this event and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 9, 2025 · about 8:38 pm local time
- Place
- Los Angeles, California · Van Nuys · map
- Type
- Incident · mid-air collision
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Bombardier Inc., Canadair CL-215-6B11 CL-415, built 1994
- Registration
- CGQBE · no longer on the register · serial 2017
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Firefighting flight · public-use (government) rules
- Aircraft 2
- Unknown Unknown
- Registration
- UNKNOWN · no longer on the register · serial Unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative for the Bombardier Inc., Canadair CL-215-6B11 final · quoted from the NTSB record
The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The NTSB does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The NTSB's narrative for the Unknown Unknown final · quoted from the NTSB record
The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The NTSB does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record for the Bombardier Inc., Canadair CL-215-6B11 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Security/criminal event defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Not determined › Not determined › (general) › (general) › Other authority investigated
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,865 hours in all; 893 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 4,531 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 29, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 10,303 hours in all; 9 in the last 90 days; 7 in the last 30 days; 9,984 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 31, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,688.1 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, November 12, 2024; 19 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 47,000 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PW123-AF (turboprop); 4,579 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PW123-AF (turboprop); 4,793 hours total
The flight
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 10°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.10 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 am from KVNY
Weather report (METAR): KVNY 091951Z 20004KT 5SM HZ FU CLR 21/M12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02061117
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
The factual record for the Unknown Unknown from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Midair collision during enroute
The NTSB's findings
- Not determined › Not determined › (general) › (general) › Other authority investigated
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 0
- Landing gear: fixed
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR25LA077.