# Accident 20190515004699A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Santa Ynez, CA, May 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6911° N, 119.9533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6911&lon=-119.9533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N236AM-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190515004699A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 5, 2019, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED N236AM AND IMPACTED TERRAIN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.  THE FAA AND NTSB WERE UNABLE TO ACCESS SITE ON THE GROUND DUE TO STEEP TERRAIN GRADIENTS.  NTSB PHOTOGRAPHED AND DOCUMENTED VIA HELICOPTER.  THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING.

## 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 WPR19FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA146), May 15, 2019: Aviat A1 (N236AM), Santa Ynez, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during cruise flight in low visibility and mountainous obscuration conditions.

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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