# NTSB LAX70FUI17: Cessna 177, N1260S, Sta Barbara, CA, March 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1970
- Place: Sta Barbara, CA · STA BARBARA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUI17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUI17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0880  70/3/13  NR.STA BARBARA,CALIF  CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 6000
        TIME - 1315                    N1260S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1701 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN MIGUEL,CALIF            SAN MIGUEL,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1260S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1260S-2011-02-14), registration cancelled 2011-02-14, S/N 17700247, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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