Piper PA-34 N4895T
9 July 1973 · Goleta, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 July 1973 at about 00:25 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N4895T, operated by Air Tarriffs C, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Goleta, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goleta, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N4895T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Tarriffs C
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Francisco, Calif → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1864
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CRASHED IN OCEAN & SANK 1-3 MI FROM SHORE.FEW PARTS & RECORDS RECOVERED.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Phoenix Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Santee, California, United States | Breise-Johnsto | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Osceola, Indiana, United States | York Aero Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Piper Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Huntsville AVI | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-34 | Levan, Utah, United States | COX Constructi | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |