Plane Crash List

Champion 7KCAB N5156X

17 September 1983 · Santa Ynez, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 September 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N5156X, operated by Santa Barbara Aviation, was involved in an accident near Santa Ynez, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Santa Ynez, California, United States
Nearest airport
Santa Ynez (LU7)
Coordinates
36.0907, -120.8200
Aircraft
Champion 7KCAB
Registration
N5156X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Santa Barbara Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA020

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

THE PLT MADE HIS APCH TO LAND ON RWY 26 WITH WINDS REPORTEDLY FROM 270 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 15 KTS. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN AN AREA CONTAINING DEEP FURROWS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE FUSELAGE & WINGS OF THE ACFT WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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