Cessna P210N N6099P

Summary

On 8 April 1985 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N6099P was involved in an accident near Santa Barbara, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 April 1985 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Barbara Muni (SBA)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N6099P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Barbara → Richvale

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX85LA196

1 person died.

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

AFTER RECEIVING A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE TO DEPART THE CONTROL ZONE TO THE NORTHEAST THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT TOOK OFF ON A SOUTHEASTERLY HEADING OVER THE WATER UNDER LOW CEILINGS AND IN LOW VISIBILITY. A CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE ACFT START A RIGHT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF THEN ROLL LEFT INTO A LEFT TURN. ANOTHER CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE ACFT'S RADAR TARGET CLIMB TO 600 FT THEN DESCEND TO 500 FT BEFORE DISAPPEARING OFF THE SCOPE APRX 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE ARPT. TWO GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT IMPACT THE WATER AFTER DESCENDING OUT OF THE CLOUDS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.