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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna T182T · Santa Barbara, CA · September 27, 2020

Date: September 27, 2020 · 07:03 local
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N157RC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20LA319
Reported as: Cessna T182T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N157RCRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2021 · Cessna T182TS/N T18208491 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCessna T182T Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AK1ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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Airplane departed runway 15L on an IFR flight plan from Santa Barbara (sba) to truckee-tahoe airport (trk). Aircraft departure control and turned to a heading of 255 degrees with a climb to 8000 ft. the airplane then turned north, followed by a turn to the east with a rapid descent. Radio and radar contact were lost. Aircraft was last observed approximately 2 miles south of sba.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 15L ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM SANTA BARBARA (SBA) TO TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT (TRK). AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE CONTROL AND TURNED TO A HEADING OF 255 DEGREES WITH A CLIMB TO 8000 FT. THE AIRPLANE THEN TURNED NORTH, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE EAST WITH A RAPID DESCENT. RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WERE LOST. AIRCRAFT WAS LAST OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF SBA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20LA319Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSanta Barbara, CAThe pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation after entering instrument meteorological conditions.Sep 27, 2020 · Destroyed