# Accident 19930510052029A: Cessna 120, Santa Ynez, CA, May 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1993, 23:10 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6102° N, 120.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6102&lon=-120.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76284, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76284) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 21 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930510052029A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, NIGHT EN ROUTE. HIT FENCE LANDING. FUEL TANKS EMPTY. NOSED OVER. NO FUEL SMELL. UNFAVORABLE HEADWIND.

## 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 LAX93LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA213), May 11, 1993: Cessna 152 (N76284), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PROCEDURES AND FAILURE TO FLY TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, ENCOUNTER WITH UNFAVORABLE WINDS, AND THE DARK…

## Other reports on N76284 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160918015729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160918015729A), Sep 18, 2016: Cessna 120 (N76284), Yolo, CA, Substantial damage. On 9/18/16 the pilot lost control on the rollout and went off of the runway into the dirt and fliped the aircraft upside down where it came to rest. The…

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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