# NTSB LAX67D0395: Cessna 140, N1855V, Goleta, CA, April 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1967
- Place: Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Location: 34.4354° N, 119.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goleta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4354&lon=-119.8589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0395
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0395

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1341  67/4/28    GOLETA, CALIF       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1818                    N1855V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT PROPPED ENG. ACFT STRUCK PARKED ACFT, CESSNA 210 N6807R. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1855V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1855V-1977-08-02), registration cancelled 1977-08-02, S/N 14032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Barbara

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