# NTSB LAX82FUQ13: Cessna 150, N66631, Santa Barbara, CA, April 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: April 18, 1982, 07:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Coordinates: 34.409069, -119.700019 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4091&lon=-119.7000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUQ13
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72528/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ13

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED CANYON AREA BENEATH THE COLD SPRING CANYON ARCH BRIDGE IN LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST. THE PLANE IMPACTED ABOUT 250 YARDS NORTH OF THE BRIDGE WHILE ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. BROKEN TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES WERE FOUND OVER AN AREA OF ABOUT 350 YARDS BEFORE IT CAME TO REST. ALSO, THERE WERE TRANSMISSION LINES LOCATED BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE BRIDGE AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE. THE ENGINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PLANE DURING IMPACT. IT WAS TAKEN FROM THE CRASH SITE BY UNKNOWN PERSONS AND WAS NEVER RECOVERED; THEREFORE, A DISASSEMBLY INSPECTION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. NO KNOWN WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66631](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66631-1982-09-11), registration cancelled 1982-09-11, S/N 15076168 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15076168
- Airframe hours: 2530
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Santa Barbara Flying Club
- Registered owner: Santa Barbara Flying Club
- Departed: SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Destination: SANTA BARBARA, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,346 total, 82 in this make and model, 1,179 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820418010209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418010209A), Apr 18, 1982: Cessna 150M, Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed. No witnesses. Position of wreckage indicates pilot flew under a bridge and crashed into trees.

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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