33.7368° N, 117.8829° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 31, 1989 · 08:35 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CGWPS
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
1,490 total243 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost right engine on climbout,uncontrolled descent,crashed into tennis club. Burned possible turbocharger problem.
As the FAA filed it
LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT,UNCONTROLLED DESCENT,CRASHED INTO TENNIS CLUB.BURNED POSSIBLE TURBOCHARGER PROBLEM.