# NTSB LAX84LA232: Cessna 152, N4717L, Goleta, CA, March 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 27, 1984, 15:18 local (23:18 UTC)
- Place: Goleta, CA
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA BARBARA MUNI (SBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA232
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24213/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA232

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)
  - airport facilities,taxiway condition - congested (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284224
- Airframe hours: 1714
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 63; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840327038402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840327038402A), Mar 27, 1984: Cessna 152, Goleta, CA, Substantial damage. N7655S taxied into the tail of Cessna N4717L during ground operations.

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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