Beech 77 N37354 accident, Santa Barbara, CA, Jun 19, 1988 · NTSB LAX88LA225

Date: June 18, 1988, 19:30 local (Jun 19, 1988, 02:30 UTC)
Place: Santa Barbara, CA
Injuries: 2 minor
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Approach
Aircraft: N37354Beech 77
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Dusk
Status: Completed · report September 25, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19880618023289A
Case key: 26036

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Sequence of events

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Loss of control - in flightApproach - vfr pattern - base turn

Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Stall/mush - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Aircraft

Registration: N37354
Reported as: Beech 77
Category: Airplane
Serial number: WA174
Airframe hours: 2,200
Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: Schuster, Jerry R., doing business as Coyote Aviation
Registered owner: Schuster, Jerry R
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: 100 hour · June 13, 1988 · 6 hours before
Departed: L52 · Oceano, CA
Destination: L17 · Taft, CA
Airport: Olgleby Ranch, runway 18, dirt

N37354Registration cancelled Mar 3, 1989 · Beech 77S/N WA174 Airframe modelBeech 77

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 43
Certificate: Private
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 286 total · 35 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Dusk
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 8 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 84 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 19880618023289ABeech 77 · Santa Barbara, CADuring go around stalled and crashed on base leg. Was landing to get bearings on position of flight.Jun 18, 1988 · N37354 · Substantial damage