# Accident 19910628025069A: Mtsbsi MU2B36A, Santa Barbara, CA, June 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1991, 23:14 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4999° N, 120.1193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4999&lon=-120.1193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2CJ-1999-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A (registry code 5780413, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-36a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B36A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 230 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910628025069A

## Narrative

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

ON VOR APPROACH,NO CLEARANCE,CAME THROUGH CLOUDS CLOSE TO AIRLINER ON IFR CLEARANCE. STALLED. DIVED INTO OCEAN.

## 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 LAX91FA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA280), Jun 29, 1991: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A (N2CJ), Goleta, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, LOW OVERCAST CLOUD CONDITION, THE PILOT'S…

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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