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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Santa Barbara, CA · March 28, 1989

Date
March 28, 1989 · 13:53 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20356
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA139
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total48 in this make and model30 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.

Observed low over water struck water bounced, then landed in water. Blamed engine problem. Undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED LOW OVER WATER STRUCK WATER BOUNCED, THEN LANDED IN WATER. BLAMED ENGINE PROBLEM. 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.