Piper PA32RT N121WY
4 July 1980 · Santa Ana, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 July 1980 at about 09:40 local time, a Piper PA32RT registered N121WY was involved in an accident during in flight near Santa Ana, California, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- John Wayne
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA32RT
- Registration
- N121WY
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Grand Canyon, Az
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3577
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
#3 & #4 CYL HEADS & PISTONS POCKMARKED & SCORED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Oakley, Idaho, United States | GEM Flite Cntr | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Cape Charles, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Pineville, Louisiana, United States | Modern Flying | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1980 | Piper PA32RT | Columbus, Ohio, United States | COR Aviation, I | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1980 | Piper PA32RT | South Bend, Indiana, United States | National Weigh | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1980 | Piper PA32RT | New Haven, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |