# Accident 20150801012689A: Cessna T337G, Santa Paula, CA, August 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2015, 09:15 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3406° N, 119.0133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3406&lon=-119.0133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4CU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4CU-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150801012689A

## Narrative

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

N4CU DEPARTED KSZP DURING IMC WITH A 300 FOOT CEILING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED CLIMBING INTO THE CLOUDS DURING CROSSWIND, TO A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED DESCENDING BELOW THE 300 FOOT CEILING AND CONTINUING NORTH EAST FOLLOWING THE SANTA CLARA RIVER.

N4CU IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT 1200 FEET MSL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN.

## 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 WPR15FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA227), Aug 1, 2015: Cessna P337G (N4CU), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to conduct a visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into mountainous terrain.

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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