# Accident 19840327038402A: Cessna 152, Goleta, CA, March 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1984, 15:18 local time
- Place: Goleta, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N4717L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840327038402A

## Narrative

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

N7655S TAXIED INTO THE TAIL OF CESSNA N4717L DURING GROUND OPERATIONS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7655S, Bbavia 7KCAB: [Accident 19840327038401A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840327038401A)

## 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 LAX84LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA232), Mar 27, 1984: Cessna 152 (N4717L), Goleta, 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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