Accident Piper PA-34-200 Seneca N4895T,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13865
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Monday 9 July 1973
Time:00:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA34 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-34-200 Seneca
Owner/operator:Air Tarriffs Corporation Inc
Registration: N4895T
MSN: 34-7250166
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Pacific Ocean off Goleta, California -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California (SFO/KS
Destination airport:Santa Barbara, California (SBA/KSBA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) July 9, 1973: Crashed in ocean & sank 1-3 miles from shore off Goleta, California, after a missed approach to Santa Barbara Airport. Few parts & records recovered. All five persons on board (pilot and four passengers) were presumed killed.

Registration N4895T cancelled by the FAA on September 5, 1973

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX74AL003
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: LAX74AL003 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=85910&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4895T
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N4895T/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
27-Nov-2016 14:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org