# NTSB LAX70FUQ33: Cessna 172, N5060A, Santa Barbara, CA, May 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1970
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA · SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Location: 34.4036° N, 119.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Barbara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4036&lon=-119.7137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUQ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUQ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5060A-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 28060, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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