Aviation Crash Map

Santa Barbara accidents

The NTSB database holds 15 accidents and incidents involving Santa Barbara, recorded between 1965 to 1981. 1 of them were fatal (7%), and 2 people died.

The deadliest year was 1977, with 2 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (9 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Piper PA-28, Cessna 172 and Cessna 150.

Most of these records are from United States.

15 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

15
Records
1
Fatal
2
Deaths
7%
Share fatal
1965 to 1981
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 15 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 8
1970s 6
1980s 1

All 15 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
28 Aug 1977 Cessna 205A
N4874U
Kirkwood, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara Fatal 2
5 Apr 1981 Beechcraft C23
N56SB
Grover City, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara Minor injuries -
1 Oct 1977 Piper PA-28
N15670
Independence, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara Serious injuries -
7 Nov 1971 Piper PA-28
N8660W
Smith River, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara No injuries -
25 Apr 1970 Cessna 150
N7050S
Goleta, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara No injuries -
20 Feb 1970 Amer Avco AA-1
N5761L
Goleta, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara Minor injuries -
5 Feb 1970 Cessna 177
N2973X
Goleta, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara No injuries -
3 Dec 1969 Cessna 172
N167AE
Goleta, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara Minor injuries -
26 Jun 1967 Cessna 140
N279W
Goleta, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara Serious injuries -
13 Dec 1966 Helio H-250
N5444E
New Cuyama Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara No injuries -
18 Oct 1966 Cessna 172
N167AE
Santa Paula Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara No injuries -
10 Jul 1966 Piper PA-28
N6722W
Tahoe Valley Cali, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara No injuries -
10 Jun 1966 Cessna 182A
N5109D
Dutch John Utah, Utah, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara Minor injuries -
18 May 1966 Piper PA-28
N5914W
Santa Ynez Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara No injuries -
4 Dec 1965 Hughes 269A
N8900F
Lompoc, California, United States
no coordinates
Santa Barbara No injuries -