Cessna T207A N73173
13 January 1980 · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 January 1980 at about 13:05 local time, a Cessna T207A registered N73173 was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Barbara, California, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T207A
- Registration
- N73173
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Visalia, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2830
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ARTIFICIAL HORIZON MALF PRIOR TO DEP.SPRAYED WITH WD-40.ADZD ATC ENROUTE NO GYRO.ACFT NOT RCVRD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna T207A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 1981 | Cessna T207A | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grnd CYN Airln | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1981 | Cessna T207A | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | Grand CYN Airl | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 May 1981 | Cessna T207A | Chinle, Arizona, United States | Scottsdale Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1979 | Cessna T207A | Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States | Bush Air, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1982 | Cessna T207A | Riverside, California, United States | Airway Express Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1978 | Cessna T207A | Riverside, California, United States | Lake Havasu | Fatal | 6 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |