# Accident 19960607013019A: Piper PA32R300, Santa Barbara, CA, June 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1996, 10:43 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4999° N, 120.1192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4999&lon=-120.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4303X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4303X-1997-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 559 total, 168 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX96FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA226), Jun 7, 1996: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4303X), Goleta, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the flying pilot to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with the water. Factors relating to the…

## Other reports on N4303X (2)

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

- [Accident 19890218002239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002239A), Feb 18, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Left gear collapsed on touchdown. Went around and right gear collapsed. Gear circuit block loose and shorting out.
- [Incident 19791102056499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791102056499I), Nov 2, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N4303X), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up.

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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