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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 1731ATC · Santa Monica, CA · May 6, 1981

Date
May 6, 1981 · 15:50 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1281R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUD01
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,905 total14 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power, unable to make airport. Ditched in ocean near shore. Surf demolished airplane. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER, UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT. DITCHED IN OCEAN NEAR SHORE. SURF DEMOLISHED AIRPLANE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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