19851003053939A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Santa Barbara, CA · October 3, 1985

Date
October 3, 1985 · 20:40 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6726Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA008
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
24,290 total0 in this make and model144 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.

Disappeared from ground radar while flying over the Santa Barbara channel. No wreckage found.

As the FAA filed it

DISAPPEARED FROM GROUND RADAR WHILE FLYING OVER THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. NO WRECKAGE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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