# NTSB LAX79DUQ12: Piper PA-34, N2179B, Santa Barbara, CA, January 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0114  79/1/22    SANTA BARBARA,CA    PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4900
        TIME - 1300                    N2179B              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        DEPARTURE POINT                                          LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SANTA MARIA,CA                                           S
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT STUCK IN MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2179B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2179B-2006-08-31), registration cancelled 2006-08-31, S/N 34-7970005, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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 19790122001379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122001379A), Jan 22, 1979: Piper PA34200T, Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made high fast approach,landed half way down 3952 ft rwy,ran off end.

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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