# NTSB LAX78FA079: Cessna 182M, N71182, Santa Barbara, CA, September 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1978
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3517  78/9/24  NR.SANTA BARBARA,CA   CESSNA 182M         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 250
        TIME - 2113                    N71182              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APPLE VALLEY,CA            SANTA BARBARA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      97
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71182](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71182-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 18259522 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Barbara

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780924039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780924039639A), Sep 24, 1978: Cessna 182H, Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed. Acft not recovered. Injury index presumed.

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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