- Date
- May 17, 1970
- Place
- Santa Barbara, CA · SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5060ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122203
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2078 70/5/17 NR.SANTA BARBARA,CAL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N5060A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 2750 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1495 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ROSA ISLND,CAL VAN NUYS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - SANDY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM UNLEVEL BEACH AT HI TIDE. NOSE GR HIT WATER. ACFT HEAVY. WIND LT/VBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5060A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5060ARegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.