Accident Piper PA-34-200 Seneca N4895T, Monday 9 July 1973
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Date:Monday 9 July 1973
Time:00:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA34 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-34-200 Seneca
Owner/operator:Air Tarriffs Corporation Inc
Registration: N4895T
MSN: 34-7250166
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Pacific Ocean off Goleta, California -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California (SFO/KS
Destination airport:Santa Barbara, California (SBA/KSBA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) July 9, 1973: Crashed in ocean & sank 1-3 miles from shore off Goleta, California, after a missed approach to Santa Barbara Airport. Few parts & records recovered. All five persons on board (pilot and four passengers) were presumed killed.

Registration N4895T cancelled by the FAA on September 5, 1973

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX74AL003
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: LAX74AL003 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=85910&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4895T
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N4895T/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
27-Nov-2016 14:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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