June 14th, 2015
Santa Ana, California - PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS SANTA ANA CA UAS INCIDENT 1659P SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACON ADVISED
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PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS INCIDENT/1659P/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACON ADVISED PILATUS PC12, AT 5,000 FEET 5.7 S LONG BEACH ARPT REPORTED A NMAC WITH A QUAD COPTER. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PILOT LANDED JOHN WAYNE-ORANGE COUNTY ARPT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LONG BEACH LEOS NOTIFIED.
Southern California TRACON (SCT) – Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 4:59 p.m. PDT: PC12, inbound to the Orange County (SNA) Airport, reported “almost striking” a quad-copter drone 5.7 miles south of the Long Beach (LGB) Airport at 5,000 feet. Local law enforcement was notified of the event.