# Accident 20161206018949A: Edge XT-912-L, Santa Barbara, CA, December 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2016, 10:09 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4333° N, 119.8506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4333&lon=-119.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188M-2020-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L (registry code 060003A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EDGE XT-912-L
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 8 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161206018949A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SBA, SANTA BARBARA, CA, VIA RUNWAY 15L, MAKING A RIGHT CLOSED TRAFFIC TO DO PATTERN WORK AND TOUCH-AND-GOS. DURING THE DOWNWIND, THE ACCIDENT PILOT REQUESTED TO CHANGE TO RUNWAY 25 FOR LANDING. DURING THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT TURN FOR THE DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 25, ACCIDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND IMPACTED A PARKING STRUCTURE.

## 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 WPR17FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA033), Dec 6, 2016: Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT-912-L (N188M), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering in the traffic pattern.

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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