Piper PA-34-200 accident near Carpenteria, CA
On March 17, 1993, a Piper PA-34-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carpenteria, CA. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 17, 1993
- Place
- Carpenteria, CA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.429°N, 119.520°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11997
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On March 16, 1993, about 2340 hours Pacific standard time, a Piper PA 34 200, N55334, collided with the Pacific Ocean while in an undetermined phase of operation, about 1 mile offshore from Carpenteria, California. The airplane is presumed to have been destroyed. The remains of one passenger were recovered on March 17, 1993. The pilot and the remaining four passengers are presumed to have received fatal injuries. The airplane was rented as a personal flight from Skys the Limit of Van Nuys, California. The flight originated in Van Nuys at about 2307 hours and was presumed to have been destined for Santa Barbara, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. Transcripts of taped conversations between the pilot and a position specialist employed by the FAA Hawthorne, California, Flight Service Station (FSS), were obtained from the FAA. According to those transcripts, the pilot called Hawthorne FSS at 2137 hours and requested weather information for a flight from Van Nuys, California, to Long Beach, California, with an alternate of Santa Barbara. During that conversation, the pilot said he would be "departing in the next twenty minutes." The FSS position specialist briefed the pilot and later reported in his (the position specialist) statement that no adverse conditions were forecast for the area. Recorded radar data based on what is thought to be the accident airplane's transponder readout was obtained from the FAA Burbank, California TRACON, FAA Los Angeles, California Air Traffic Control Center, and the U. S. Navy
Probable cause
UNDETERMINED.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
