Piper PA-32-300 N8985N
6 June 1987 · Santa Barbara, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1987 at about 04:35 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N8985N, operated by Tony Peraza, was involved in an accident near Santa Barbara, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara (SBA)
- Coordinates
- 34.4107, -119.7001
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300
- Registration
- N8985N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tony Peraza
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Riverside → Riverside
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA226
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DURING AN INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM APPROACH WHICH IS POSITIONED PARTIALLY OVER THE WATER, THE ENGINE QUIT JUST AFTER PASSING THE FAF. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE AIRPORT, INSTEAD, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN THE OCEAN APRX 4 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-32-260 | Byron Center, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Many, Louisiana, United States | Tips Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-32-260 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Leslie J. Bradley | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Geneva, Florida, United States | JAY Reynolds Quality Cars | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jan 1987 | Piper PA-32-260 | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,695 records for this type
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