# NTSB LAX80FUA10: Piper PA-30, N8038Y, Santa Ana, CA, March 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1980
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1658   80/3/8    SANTA ANA,CA        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 540
        TIME - 1505                    N8038Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 365 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN WAYNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8038Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: John Wayne

## 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 19800308005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005509A), Mar 8, 1980: Piper PA30, Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during takeoff and crashed off side of runway.

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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