# NTSB LAX66A0084: Piper PA-22, N5196Z, Costa Mesa, CA, May 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1966
- Place: Costa Mesa, CA · COSTA MESA, CA
- Location: 33.6659° N, 117.9123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Costa Mesa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6659&lon=-117.9123&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0397   66/5/7    COSTA MESA CALIF    PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 355
        TIME - 1040                    N5196Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO LAND ON BALL FIELD DUE TO CHILDREN PLAYING-PULLED UP OVER WIRES,STALLED ONTO CHAIN FENCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5196Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5196Z-1971-12-15), registration cancelled 1971-12-15, S/N 22-8865 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

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.

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