# Accident 19800221003619A: Piper PA22108, Oxnard, CA, February 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1980, 16:05 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4685Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685Z-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221003619A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED WINGOVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE, DIVED INTO OCEAN, SANK. PASSENGER'S BODY FOUND.

## 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 LAX80FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA056), Feb 21, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N4685Z), Oxnard, 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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