# Accident 20090419016239A: Extra EA300, Santa Barbara, CA, April 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2009, 17:25 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4178° N, 120.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4178&lon=-120.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101PK-2010-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (registry code 70218DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA EA300
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540L1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090419016239A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON APRIL 19, 2009, N101PK AN EXTRA EA-300 WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS TWO MILES OFF SHORE OF EL CAPITAIN STATE BEACH.  AT 1725 PST. N101PK WAS LOST OFF THE SANTA BARBARA APPROACH RADAR.  A WITNESS REPROTED SEEING AN AIRCRAFT DIVING INTO THE OCEAN AT 1745 PST.  A SEARCH WAS INITIATED BY THE SANTA BARBARA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HELICOPTER.  SMALL SPLINTERED PANELS AND AN OIL SLICK WAS THE ONLY ITEMS NOTED AT THE IMPACT POINT.  THE US COAST GUARD DISPATCHED A BOAT THAT PERFORMED A SEARCH OF THE IMPACT AREA UNTIL 2330 HOURS.  N101PK HAD SUNK IN WATERS 250 FEET DEEP.  THE ONLY EYE WITNESS TO THE EVENT WAS A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SITTING ON HIS DECK WATCHING N101PK PERFORM AEROBATICS, WHEN IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED THE ROUTINE AND WAS DECENDING TO A LOWER ALTITUDE.  N101PK WAS DIVING AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, WINGS LEVEL TOWARD  THE OCEAN IMPACTING THE WATER.  UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS IT WAS NOTED THAT 101PK HAD OVER FLOWN IT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION THAT WAS DUE ON MARCH 28, 2009.

## 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 WPR09LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA203), Apr 20, 2009: Extra EA-300 (N101PK), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain for undetermined reasons while performing aerobatics.

## Other reports on N101PK (1)

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

- [Incident 19971227041409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971227041409I), Dec 27, 1997: Rhnflu EA300L (N101PK), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. Unlatched canopy opens on takeoff. Aircraft landed hard. Canopy departs aircraft. Damage to tail wheel and rudder.

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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