Cirrus Design SR22T N124LZ accident near Santa Barbara, California, January 29, 2025
Cirrus Design SR22T, registration N124LZ, operated by LIMA ZULU AIRCRAFT CORP, was involved in an accident near Santa Barbara, California on January 29, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25LA085 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 25 minutes of the flight after departing the Santa Barbara Muni area (KSBA), reaching a maximum of 3,400 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:16 UTC, at 600 ft and 107 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 2 km from Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA).
The nearest weather report, from KSBA (2 km away), showed wind 200° at 8 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cirrus SR22T registered in United States (Mode S A063A0).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- January 29, 2025
- Location
- Santa Barbara, California
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design SR22T
- Registration
- N124LZ
- Operator
- LIMA ZULU AIRCRAFT CORP
- Injuries
- Serious (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25LA085 (In work)
- Departure area
- Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA)
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA)
- Recorded flight
- 25 min, max 3,400 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:16 UTC, 600 ft, 107 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25LA085; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.