34.4262° N, 119.8415° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 21, 1979 · 18:27 local
Place
Goleta, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4244W
Reported as
Beech B19
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
692 total522 in this make and model194 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student leveled off too high, let aircraft stall. Instructor failed to take corrective action in time.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH, LET AIRCRAFT STALL. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN TIME.