- Date
- November 22, 1982, 17:54 local (Nov 23, 1982, 01:54 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N222WStinson 108
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821122062439A
- Case key
- 72530
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft collided with a power line as the pilot was flying at low altitude near a highway at dusk. After hitting the power line, the plane fell to the ground and burned. Witnesses reported there was a low cloud cover and light rain. One witness stated the cloud cover was down in some of the canyons, ranging from 100 to 300 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N222W
- Reported as
- Stinson 108
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1081008
- Engine
- Lycoming O-435, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tony D. Kolerich
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 450 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.