# NTSB LAX80DUQ19: Piper PA-28, N41525, Mine Canyon, CA, August 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1980
- Place: Mine Canyon, CA · MINE CANYON, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUQ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUQ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2775   80/8/3    MINE CANYON,CA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N41525              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOMPOC,CA                   SANTA BARBARA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AFTER ENCTRG ROUGH ENG,PLT NOTED FIRE NR HIS FEET.FIRE CONTINUED AFTER FORCED LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41525](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41525-1983-11-07), registration cancelled 1983-11-07, S/N 28-7415252 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800803037409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803037409A), Aug 3, 1980: Piper PA28151, Mine Canyon, CA, Destroyed. Pilot detected smoke during cruise & attempted emergency landing. After landing aircraft caught fire & burned.

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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