# Accident 19890117000869A: Piper PA32R301T, Santa Ana, CA, January 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1989, 23:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7106° N, 117.8691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7106&lon=-117.8691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6913D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6913D-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 673 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890117000869A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH POWER GENERATOR ON CLOSED RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. X ON RUNWAY AND LIGHTED BY GENERATOR. NOTAMS ON RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA088), Jan 18, 1989: Piper PA-32R-301T (N6913D), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY SELECTING THE WRONG RUNWAY DESPITE NOTAM AND ATIS INFORMATION INDICATING THE RUNWAY WAS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6913D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850808074489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850808074489I), Aug 8, 1985: Piper PA32R301T (N6913D), Los Angeles, CA. Aircraft identified and tracked through tca without communication. Insufficient evidence for violation.

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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