# Incident 19780903017559I: Beech B19, Santa Barbara, CA, September 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1978, 13:49 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4036° N, 119.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Barbara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4036&lon=-119.7137&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2053L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2053L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903017559I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HARD LANDING COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N2053L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800529052089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529052089I), May 29, 1980: Beech B19 (N2053L), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit after landing and caught fire during restart. Found crack in float valve.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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