# NTSB LAX80FA056: Piper PA-22, N4685Z, Oxnard, CA, February 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1980
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3101  80/2/21    OXNARD,CA           PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N4685Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMARILLO,CA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- WITNESS OBSD ACFT HIT WTR DRG WING-OVR MNVRS OFF SHORE AT LOW ALT.PLT'S INJURY PRESUMED FATAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4685Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685Z-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 22-8220, built 1961 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (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 19800221003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221003619A), Feb 21, 1980: Piper PA22108, Oxnard, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student pilot performed wingovers at low altitude, dived into ocean, sank. Passenger's body found.

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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