# NTSB LAX80FA137: Dehavilland DH82A, N87677, Oak View, CA, August 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1980
- Place: Oak View, CA · OAK VIEW, CA
- Location: 34.4030° N, 119.2990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak View, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4030&lon=-119.2990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3779  80/8/31  NR.OAK VIEW,CA        DEHAVILLAND DH82A   CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 150
        TIME - 1700                    N87677              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OXNARD,CA                   LOCAL                        SANTA PAULA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87677](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87677-2013-10-24), registration cancelled 2013-10-24, S/N A17-546, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH82A
- Registry model: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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