ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362311
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 March 1993 |
| Time: | 01:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N55334 |
| MSN: | 34-7350202 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2900 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carpenteria, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, CA (KVNY) |
| Santa Barbara, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM AN AIRPORT ABOUT 2307, AFTER THE CONTROL TOWER CLOSED. THE PILOT HAD OBTAINED A BRIEFING FROM FSS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE; NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS REPORTED FOR THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT OR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. RECONSTRUCTED RADAR DATA INDICATED THE AIRPLANE FLEW TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN MADE A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST. THE RADAR DATA SHOWED WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE THE AIRPLANE IN LEVEL FLIGHT FOR SEVERAL MILES. AT A POINT ABOUT 35 MI FROM THE PROBABLE LOCATION OF IMPACT WITH THE OCEAN, RADAR DATA SHOWS THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A DESCENT OF ABOUT 300 FEET PER MINUTE UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR ABOUT 1 MI OFFSHORE. THE NEXT MORNING, CREWMEMBERS FROM A COMMERCIAL BOAT FOUND AIRPLANE DEBRIS FLOATING IN THE WATER.
Probable Cause: UNDETERMINED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93FA153
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 March 1993 | N55334 | George F. Wolf t/a Skys The Limit | 6 | Pacific Ocean off Carpenteria, California | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 19:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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