- Date
- December 4, 1976
- Place
- Santa Ynez, CA · SANTA YNEZ, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N69476Cessna 340
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761204037929A
- Case key
- 156372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3510 76/12/4 SANTA YNEZ,CA CESSNA 340 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3166 TIME - 1100 N69476 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 349 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA YNEZ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CA SANTA YNEZ,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- CHNGD TANKS ON SHORT BASE.L ENG LOST PWR,ATTMPTD GO ARND.L PROP NOT FEATH,GR UP & HALF FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69476
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Ynez
N69476Registration cancelled Jun 2, 2026 · Cessna 340Airframe modelCessna 340Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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