# Accident 19960804021599A: Piper PA28236, Santa Ana, CA, August 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1996, 16:16 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7092° N, 117.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7092&lon=-117.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8124S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8124S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 8 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804021599A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED NO BRAKES LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AVOIDING TRAFFIC. WING HIT A SIGN. BRAKES OK NO TRAFFIC CONFLICT.

## 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 LAX96LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA301), Aug 4, 1996: Piper PA-28-236 (N8124S), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to turn off the runway while at an excessive speed that did not allow him to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

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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