- Date
- April 8, 1985, 14:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6099PCessna P210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850408011449A
- Case key
- 24690
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After receiving a special VFR clearance to depart the control zone to the northeast the non-instrument rated plt took off on a southeasterly heading over the water under low ceilings and in low visibility. A controller observed the acft start a right turn after takeoff then roll left into a left turn. Another controller observed the acft's radar target climb to 600 ft then descend to 500 ft before disappearing off the scope aprx 1 mile south of the arpt. Two ground witnesses observed the acft impact the water after descending out of the clouds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6099P
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000143
- Airframe hours
- 1,120
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Avag, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SBA · Santa Barbara, CA
- Destination
- 097 · Richvale, CA
- Airport
- SBA · Santa Barbara Muni, runway 15L, 4,179 × 75 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 25,000 total · 800 in this make and model · 20,000 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBA, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.