Santa Paula Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Santa Paula, California 93060
Monday, March 30, 1987 10:30 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AT THE END OF A PLEASURE CROSS COUNTRY FLT THE PLT PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PATTERN NOTED THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED AS 060 DEGS AT APRX 16 KTS. THE PLT THEN ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RWY 4. ON FINAL APCH THE PLT HAD TO SLIP THE ACFT TO KEEP ALLIGNED WITH THE RWY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE RWY FIRST THEN THE LEFT. APRX 300 FT DOWN THE RWY THE ACFT EXITED THE RWY TO THE LEFT. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT WHICH WAS HEADING FOR A HANGAR APRX 300 FT AHEAD. THE PLT ADDED PWR AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE LEFT WING THEN COLLIDED WITH THE HANGAR AT APRX 18 FT AGL. THE PLANE THEN COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CAR AND CAME TO REST NEXT TO THE HANGAR.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/30/1987
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1030
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City SANTA PAULA
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 93060
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SANTA PAULA
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SZP
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 245
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 949 Pacific Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 216
Weather Observation Facility ID OXR
Elevation of weather observation facility 43
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 15
Time Zone of the weather observation PST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 40
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 70
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 20
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 90
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 30 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1150
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 32636
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 1:59PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6339K
NTSB Number LAX87LA162
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172P
Aircraft Series Identifier 172P
Aircraft Serial Number 17274185
Certified Max Gross Weight 2400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jan 14 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name KEPLER, ALBERT C.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 9410 GLORY
Aircraft Owner City TUJUNGA
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 91042
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name SAN VAL FLYING SERVICE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 7535 VALJEAN
Operator City VAN NUYS
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 91406
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SZP
Departure City SANTA PAULA
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1000
Departure Time Zone PST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code VNY
Destination City VAN NUYS
Destination State CA
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 4
Runway Length 2650
Runway Width 40
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --