- Date
- July 23, 1985, 03:07 local (10:07 UTC)
- Place
- Goleta, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11490Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850723033799A
- Case key
- 24525
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At 0242 PDT, the student plt tried to call the tower for a radio check. The tower was closed, but a fss specialist heard the transmission & provided advisories. Subsequently, the student plt took off with a passenger aboard. Shortly, after takeoff, the acft crashed on rwy 25 & burned. An exam of the wreckage revealed there was little movement of the acft after impact. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd, but the acft was extensively damaged by fire. Toxicology tests showed the blood/alcohol levels of the plt & passenger were 0.12 & 0.13 grams percent (0.12% & 0.13%), respectively. An instructor plt stated that the student had not received any night flying instructions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11490
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15075457
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- U.C. Santa Barbara Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Gene R. Kelley
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 13, 1985
- Airport
- SBA · Santa Barbara, runway 25, 6,049 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 17 total · 17 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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