# Accident 19931126044539A: Mrchti F260, Santa Monica, CA, November 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1993, 10:42 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0199° N, 118.4705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0199&lon=-118.4705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126MJ-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (registry code 8121208, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI F260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126044539A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED INTO POWER LINES CIRCLING LOW AND SLOW IN SKIDDING TURN. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND AFT CG.

## 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 LAX94FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA058), Nov 26, 1993: Siai-Marchetti F-260 (N126MJ), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the dual student pilot's failure to maintain minimum air speed in flight which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the improper weight and balance, inadequate…

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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