# NTSB LAX80DUQ20: Piper PA-24, N8991P, Santa Paula, CA, April 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1980
- Place: Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Location: 34.3549° N, 119.0663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Paula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3549&lon=-119.0663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1644  80/4/29    SANTA PAULA,CA      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3200
        TIME - 1245                    N8991P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2890 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TWY UNDERMINED BY WTR EROSION,COLLAPSED AS ACFT TXD OVR.ACFT FELL IN 5FT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8991P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8991P), registered now, S/N 24-4452, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Paula

## 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 19800429039119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800429039119A), Apr 29, 1980: Piper PA24260, Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. On taxiway, runway fell apart, leaving a big hole. Plane nose wheel fell into the hole.

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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