# NTSB LAX80FVM35: Rockwell 114, N7LD, Santa Cruz, CA, July 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1980
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA · SANTA CRUZ, CA
- Location: 36.9744° N, 122.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Cruz, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9744&lon=-122.0353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2144  80/7/12    SANTA CRUZ,CA       ROCKWELL 114        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 176
        TIME - 1330                    N7LD                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDLANDS,CA                 SANTA CRUZ,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT TIRE FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7LD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 114
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Park

## 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 19800712026299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712026299A), Jul 12, 1980: Rkwell 114, Santa Cruz, CA, Substantial damage. Tire blew out during landing roll & aircraft collided with fence 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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