# NTSB Accident LAX99LA067
> **Cessna 140** · 1999-01-04 · SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA067
- **Event ID:** 20001204X00075
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-01-04
- **Location:** SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N3585V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to an internal left magneto coil primary circuit short.  Factors were insufficient altitude and inadequate terrain to make an emergency landing.

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