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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 95B55 · Santa Barbara, CA · November 20, 1996

Date: November 20, 1996 · 11:08 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N210WW
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97FA046
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total692 in this make and model

N210WWRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1774 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Missed approach turned wrong way of vectors by ATC. Impacted mountain terrain. Had failed recent IFR currency check (.19) on November 20, 1996, at 1108 pacific standard time, a Beech 95-B55, N210WW, impacted mountainous terrain at goleta, California, while being rdar vectored for an instrument approach to Santa Barbara, California. The private pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and the aircraft was operating on an instrument flight plan. The aircraft departed long beach, California, at 1024.

As the FAA filed it

MISSED APPROACH TURNED WRONG WAY OF VECTORS BY ATC. IMPACTED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. HAD FAILED RECENT IFR CURRENCY CHECK (.19) ON NOVEMBER 20, 1996, AT 1108 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 95-B55, N210WW, IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, WHILE BEING RDAR VECTORED FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AT 1024.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX97FA046Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGoleta, CAfailure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during an instrument approach, due to spatial disorientation, and/or his failure to maintain proper altitude. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's delay (or failure) to initiate a missed…Nov 20, 1996 · Destroyed