# Accident 19970825023409A: Beech H35, Santa Barbara, CA, August 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4995° N, 120.1207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4995&lon=-120.1207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222M-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,800 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970825023409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE IDLED ON CLIMBOUT OFF SHORE DITCHED. H35 DESTROYED BY SALT WATER AND IMPACT. DISPOSSED PRIOR NTSB CHECK.

## 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 LAX97LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA301), Aug 25, 1997: Beech H35 (N222M), Goleta, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: was a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N222M (1)

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

- [Incident 19950510040859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950510040859I), May 10, 1995: Beech H35 (N222M), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot/owner besterveld, operating aircraft on local area flight for personal enjoyment, encountered gear extension malfunction during routine…

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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