# Accident 20181222023259A: Piper PA-28-140, Santa Ana, CA, December 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2018, 16:29 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Coun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6753° N, 117.8689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6753&lon=-117.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15321, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15321-2020-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&GO-145C series (registry code 41503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-go-145c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&GO-145C SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181222023259A

## Narrative

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

JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT (KSNA): N15321, PA-28-140, DEPARTED RUNWAY 20R, EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE WHICH QUIT ABOUT 500 FEET. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED ON TAXIWAY ALPHA. POB: 2,INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 WPR19LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA050), Dec 23, 2018: Piper PA28 (N15321), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a loose carburetor bowl.

## Other reports on N15321 (4)

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

- [Incident 20101031051759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101031051759I), Oct 31, 2010: Piper PA-28-140 (N15321), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. On October 31, 2010 at approximately 14:00 CDT, N15321, a Piper PA-28-140, owned by proflite inc., was being operated for the purpose of flight instruction.…
- [Incident 20070220002469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070220002469I), Feb 20, 2007: Piper PA28140 (N15321), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. (-23) A student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. The wind was light and variable. The student pilot was using runway 12 at the Millard Airport. Upon…
- [Incident 20000916030099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000916030099I), Sep 16, 2000: Piper PA28140 (N15321), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. (-23)On September 16, 2000, approximately 1030 CDT, Piper PA-25-140, N15321, experienced a failure of the RH MLG strut during landing rollout on runway 12 at…
- [Incident 19941029039689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941029039689I), Oct 29, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N15321), Valley, NE. Engine noise increased enroute. Made precautionary landing at private strip. Exhaust pipe engine to muffler broke.

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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