19800704024199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Santa Ana, CA · July 4, 1980

Date
July 4, 1980 · 09:40 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
Orange Co
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N121WY
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUA12
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,823 total174 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost oil pressure and siezed. Crashed landed in field. Engine had been overheated. Possible lean mixture.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND SIEZED. CRASHED LANDED IN FIELD. ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHEATED. POSSIBLE LEAN MIXTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.