# Accident 19870605019069A: Piper PA32300, Santa Barbara, CA, June 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1987, 21:35 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4107° N, 119.7001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4107&lon=-119.7001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8985N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 33 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605019069A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON AN ILS FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED AND NOT RECOVERED. FUEL TANK SWITCHED PRIOR TO FAILURE.

## 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 LAX87LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA226), Jun 6, 1987: Piper PA-32-300 (N8985N), Santa Barbara, CA, destroyed

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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