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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Santa Barbara, CA · October 21, 1990

Date
October 21, 1990 · 18:02 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N13670
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91FA012
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
118 total40 in this make and model19 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.

Became too low on final after tower added spacing instructions due to traffic. Struck wires. Crashed into building.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME TOO LOW ON FINAL AFTER TOWER ADDED SPACING INSTRUCTIONS DUE TO TRAFFIC. STRUCK WIRES.CRASHED INTO BUILDING.

NTSB investigation

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