# Incident 19930906039199I: Piper PA24, Santa Barbara, CA, September 6, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1993, 17:55 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7479P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7479P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930906039199I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING ON TAXIWAY AT SANTA BARBARA. FUEL TANKS WERE NOT SWITCHED IN TIME TO KEEP ENGINE ON.

## Other reports on N7479P (1)

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

- [Accident 19751110037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751110037369A), Nov 10, 1975: Piper PA24 (N7479P), San Luis Obspo, CA, Substantial damage. Hit rwy lip. Winds gusting to 30K.

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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