ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42345
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| Date: | Sunday 18 April 1982 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Santa Barbara Flying Club |
| Registration: | N66631 |
| MSN: | 15076168 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2530 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Barbara, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Santa Barbara, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED CANYON AREA BENEATH THE COLD SPRING CANYON ARCH BRIDGE IN LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST. THE PLANE IMPACTED ABOUT 250 YARDS NORTH OF THE BRIDGE WHILE ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. BROKEN TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES WERE FOUND OVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 350 YARDS BEFORE IT CAME TO REST. ALSO, THERE WERE TRANSMISSION LINES LOCATED BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE BRIDGE AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE. THE ENGINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PLANE DURING IMPACT. IT WAS TAKEN FROM THE CRASH SITE BY UNKNOWN PERSONS AND WAS NEVER RECOVERED; THEREFORE, A DISASSEMBLY INSPECTION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. NO KNOWN WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02311
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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