# Accident 19961120036109A: Beech 95B55, Santa Barbara, CA, November 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1996, 11:08 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4994° N, 120.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4994&lon=-120.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210WW-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 692 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961120036109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 LAX97FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA046), Nov 20, 1996: Beech 95-B55 (N210WW), Goleta, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure 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…

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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