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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Santa Maria, CA · March 25, 1981

Date
March 25, 1981 · 11:05 local
Place
Santa Maria, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N24MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FA067
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,585 total245 in this make and model0 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.

Witness saw airplane looping at a low altitude. Stalled and dived into ground after vertical pull-up.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS SAW AIRPLANE LOOPING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. STALLED AND DIVED INTO GROUND AFTER VERTICAL PULL-UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.