# Accident 19740909036759A: Piper PA28140, Santa Ana, CA, September 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1974
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4320T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4320T-1974-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5 total, 5 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740909036759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STOLEN AIRCRAFT.DMGD TREES,HOUSES,GARAGE,SHED,BUS & 3 CARS.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .14 PCT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX75AL013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL013), Sep 9, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N4320T), Santa Ana, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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