- Date
- April 7, 1984, 11:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Buellton, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19840407009121A19840407009122A
- Case key
- 24226
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
These acft collided in flt while being ferried. The weather was VMC. N8711 was damaged substantially and N753CW receivedminor damage. Both acft landed at santa ynez arpt where N8711 lost control during rollout and ran off the rwy. N753CW was landed with the right eng shut down. Each plt said that he did not see the other acft.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8711
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA384
- Airframe hours
- 7,420
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Coast Air Freight
- Registered owner
- Bill Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 1983 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- SMX · Santa Maria, CA
- Destination
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
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.
- Registration
- N753CW
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-371
- Airframe hours
- 9,520
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- A.A. Portanova & Sons, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1983 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- SMX · Santa Maria, CA
- Destination
- HHR · Hawthorne, CA
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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8711
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,025 total · 700 in this make and model · 1,770 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N753CW
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,336 total · 2,413 in this make and model · 6,199 as pilot in command · 148 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 316° at 16 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.