- Date
- March 27, 1984, 15:18 local (23:18 UTC)
- Place
- Goleta, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4717LCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840327038402A
- Case key
- 24213
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - aircraft moving on groundFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Airport facilities,taxiway condition - congestedFactor
Analysis
Both acft had been cleared to the right side of taxiway 'a' after landing due to a convoy of emergency vehicles on a training mission. When cleared to continue to taxi after the convoy passed, N7655S taxied into N4717L from behind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4717L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284224
- Airframe hours
- 1,714
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Santa Barbara Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1984 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- SEA · Goleta, CA
- Airport
- SBA · Santa Barbara
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 78 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.