Return to field — N768LP

KSBA · 25

2026-07-30 00:18 UTC· KSBA → KSBA· JACOB STERN & SONS INC· C68A

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N768LP (Jacob Stern & Sons) had departed KSBA on 2026-07-30. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 25 at 00:18 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL186, turnaround area near King City, US. Approach stability score: 43/100. Scores below 50 occur on under 10% of approaches at this runway and indicate the v2 scorer flagged the approach as highly anomalous (three or more gates exceeded the runway's P90 envelope simultaneously). METAR at the time reported 0 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY6/6491 2026-07-20 07:01Z – 2026-09-16 06:59Z SFC–1,499 ft

    Concord, CA, Monday, July 20, 2026 through Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8945 2026-07-27 14:57Z – 2026-08-09 04:00Z SFC–5,500 ft

    SONORA, CA, Monday, July 27, 2026 through Sunday, August 9, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →

SkyMeter cross-referenced this flight against FAA-published TFRs that were active during its window and within its geographic bounding box. Overlap doesn't necessarily mean violation — the aircraft may have been outside the TFR’s precise polygon or flying under air-traffic-control coordination.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 25
  • 18638 ft AGL at event
  • 398 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 43/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KSBA 211753Z 21008KT 10SM SCT020 23/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02330161 10233 20167 53002

Flight context

  • N768LP
  • Jacob Stern & Sons
  • C68A
  • KSBA → KSBA
  • 2026-07-30 00:18 UTC
  • KSBA runway 25

All events on this flight

Return to field 00:18:25 UTC · KSBA runway 25 · 18,638 ft AGL · 398 kt GS
Unstable approach 01:56:03 UTC · KSBA runway 25 · 1,137 ft AGL · 161 kt GS

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