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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Santa Barbara, CA · April 21, 1996

Date
April 21, 1996 · 13:11 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8711V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA175
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,788 total1,517 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on approach. Impacted chain link fence road sign. Stopped in a canal. Fuel on empty tank. Dirt in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON APPROACH. IMPACTED CHAIN LINK FENCE ROAD SIGN. STOPPED IN A CANAL. FUEL ON EMPTY TANK. DIRT IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.