# Accident 20130929021509A: Cessna 525A, Santa Monica, CA, September 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2013, 18:45 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0156° N, 118.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0156&lon=-118.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194SJ-2014-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 525A (registry code 2076615, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ-44 series (registry code 66000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj-44-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525A
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ 44 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130929021509A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION POSTPONED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN. INVESTIGATION RESUMED 10/17/2013. PRELIMINARY REPORTS BEING SUBMITTED.

## 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 WPR13FA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA430), Sep 30, 2013: Cessna 525A (N194SJ), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately decrease the airplane’s ground speed or maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an airport sign…

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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