# NTSB LAX70FUQ07: Cessna 177, N2973X, Goleta, CA, February 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1970
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUQ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUQ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0799   70/2/5    GOLETA,CALIF        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 0946                    N2973X              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLETA,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2973X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2973X-1970-12-29), registration cancelled 1970-12-29, S/N 17700373 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Barbara

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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