# NTSB LAX80FUA15: Cessna 177RG, N1574H, Santa Ana, CA, July 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2208  80/7/18    SANTA ANA,CA        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1555                    N1574H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  32, 8400 TOTAL HOURS, 14
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN WAYNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CA                SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PUMP HOUSING CRACKED,DRIVEN IMPELLER FAILED.CRANKCASE PUNCTURED BY NO 1&4 CNCTG RODS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1574H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1574H-1981-06-19), registration cancelled 1981-06-19, S/N 177RG0748, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19800718028459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718028459A), Jul 18, 1980: Cessna 177RG, Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Overshot fairway landing on golf course. Found engine seized from oil pump failure.

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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