# Accident 20050607010639A: Cessna 172L, Santa Ynez, CA, June 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2005, 13:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6067° N, 120.0756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6067&lon=-120.0756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7668G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7668G-2008-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 7 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050607010639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 13:50 ON 06/07/2005 AT SANTA YANEZ AIRPORT CA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS MAKING A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26. AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHED UP. AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE ENGINE WHICH INCREASED THE NOSE UP ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED NORTH OVER THE AIRCRAFT TIE DOWN/PARKING RAMP WHILE CLIMBING TO AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 80 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN THE LEFT WING EXCEEDED IT'S CRITICAL ANGLE OF ATTACK AND STALLED. THE NOSE AND LEFT WING DROPPED DOWN PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEFT NOSE DOWN DESCENT OVER A PARKED EXPERIMENTAL HIGH WING AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE RIGHT WING OF THE PARKED EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN TO IMPACT THE GROUND AND SLIDE FORWARD 318 INCHES TO A COMPLETE STOP. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX05LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA197), Jun 7, 2005: Cessna 172L (N7668G), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N7668G (2)

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

- [Accident 20031226035949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031226035949A), Dec 26, 2003: Cessna 172L (N7668G), Vacaville, CA, 1 fatal. (-23) Per the sheriff's report, it appears as if the pilot attempted to hand prop the aircraft, slipped and fell. The pilot sustained fatal head injuries but…
- [Accident 19960314009082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960314009082A), Mar 14, 1996: Cessna 172L (N7668G), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Turning downwind was struck by plane also downwind, both landed safely. Appears tower mishandled traffic situation.

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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