# Accident 19870414009299A: Cessna T303, Santa Maria, CA, April 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1987, 10:45 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Public
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9106° N, 120.2296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9106&lon=-120.2296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2225C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2225C-1989-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,965 total, 51 in this make and model, 279 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870414009299A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA AFTER POWER LOSS ON FINAL DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FAILED TO DELAY GEAR LOWERING

## 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 LAX87LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA177), Apr 14, 1987: Cessna T303 (N2225C), Santa Maria, 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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