The Cessna 152 and Cessna 172 both carried a student and instructor. All four are presumed dead. The area above the harbor is a popular practice area since it is outside congested airspace near Long Beach and John Wayne airports and is underneath the Los Angeles Class B airspace. The program provides all of the materials needed to conduct a safety seminar. The program was offered at Long Beach during AOPA EXPO in October last year.
Midair collisions remain relatively rare.