# NTSB LAX70F0143: Piper PA-24, N5077P, Newport Beach, CA, September 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1969
- Place: Newport Beach, CA · NEWPORT BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.6266° N, 117.8655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6266&lon=-117.8655&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2589   69/9/1    NEWPORT BEACH,CAL   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 1127
        TIME - 1021                    N5077P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT BEACH,CAL           NEWPORT BEACH,CAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON HIGHWAY. STRUCK 2 CARS,SUBSTL DAMAGE T0 BOTH. MAKING GCA TO EL TORO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5077P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5077P-1979-10-24), registration cancelled 1979-10-24, S/N 2483 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Orange County

## Other investigations on N5077P (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 DEN66D0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0056), Jul 11, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N5077P), L.Havasu Cty, AZ, substantial damage

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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