# NTSB Accident LAX89LA139
> **CESSNA 172** · 1989-03-28 · SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA139
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27928
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-28
- **Location:** SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.409332, -119.699737
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N20356
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISIONS BY THE PLT WHEN HE DECIDED TO INTENTIONALLY FLY LOW OVER ROUGH WATER IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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