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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Santa Barbara, CA · June 7, 1996

Date
June 7, 1996 · 10:43 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Airport
Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4303X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96FA226
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
559 total168 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost control and crashed into ocean on ILS approach. No biennial and not IFR current. Aircraft not IFR current also

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO OCEAN ON ILS APPROACH. NO BIENNIAL AND NOT IFR CURRENT. AIRCRAFT NOT IFR CURRENT ALSO

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4303X · 2

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