# Accident 19781103035009A: Cessna 172D, Santa Barbara, CA, November 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1978
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46016, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46016-2012-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 84 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781103035009A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FUQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ06), Nov 3, 1978: Cessna 172I (N46016), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage

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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