# NTSB LAX80FUA12: Piper PA32RT, N121WY, Santa Ana, CA, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3577   80/7/4    SANTA ANA,CA        PIPER PA32RT        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1823
        TIME - 0940                    N121WY              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN WAYNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                GRAND CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #3 & #4 CYL HEADS & PISTONS POCKMARKED & SCORED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N121WY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT
- 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 19800704024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704024199A), Jul 4, 1980: Piper PA32300, Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost oil pressure and siezed. Crashed landed in field. Engine had been overheated. Possible lean mixture.

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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