# Accident 19770706029259A: Boeing N2S3, Costa Mesa, CA, July 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1977
- Place: Costa Mesa, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.6659° N, 117.9123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Costa Mesa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6659&lon=-117.9123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977Y-1977-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing PT-17 (registry code 1380136, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-pt-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING N2S3
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 10 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770706029259A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED TO TWR THEY WERE HAVING ENG PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX77FUA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUA18), Jul 6, 1977: Boeing PT-17 (N977Y), Costa Mesa, CA, destroyed, 2 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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