# Accident 19901021046469A: Cessna 172M, Santa Barbara, CA, October 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1990, 18:02 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5004° N, 120.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5004&lon=-120.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13670, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13670-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 40 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901021046469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA012), Oct 22, 1990: Cessna 172M (N13670), Goleta, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER GLIDEPATH WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS SUNGLARE.

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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