Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
John Wayne/Orange County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Newport Beach, California 92660
Thursday, December 19, 1985 7:53 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PLT CONTACTED COAST TRACON (TERMINAL RADAR CONTROL) & REQUESTED VFR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES TO TORRENCE. AT APRX 0747 PSTHE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SAID THE ENG HAD QUIT & REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY ARPT. THE CONTROLLERPROVIDED A HDG TO THE ARPT AS WELL AS THE CURRENT WIND & ALTIMETER SETTING. AT 0748, THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PLT THATTHE ARPT WAS AT HIS 11 O'CLOCK PSN AT 7 MI & THAT EITHER RWY WAS AVAILABLE FOR LANDING. ABOUT 3 MIN LATER, THE PLT SAID HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS GOING TO REACH THE ARPT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES, A HOUSE & A FENCE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. INITIAL IMPACT WAS WITH TREES AT APRX 35 FT AGL WHILE IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. AN EXAM REVEALED THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO THE RGT MAIN TANK WHICH HAD LESS THAN 1 GAL OF FUEL REMAINING. ADEQUATE FUEL WAS STILL REMAINING IN THE LEFT FUEL TANKS. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE ENG OPERATED SATISFACTORILY DURING A POST ACCIDENT CHECK.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/19/1985 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 753 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | NEWPORT BEACH |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 92660 |
| Event Date Year | 1985 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | SNA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 4 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 155 |
| Airport Elevation | 54 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 755 Pacific Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 335 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SNA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 54 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 3 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 30 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 13 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 5 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 110 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2500 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Dec 19 1985 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 815 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 30199 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 9:15AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N9044P |
| NTSB Number | LAX86FA069 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | PA-24-260 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | PA-24-260 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 24-4508 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3100 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 1 1986 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 52 |
| Airframe Hours | 2983 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | PROFESSIONAL TAX SERVICE INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1550 VIA ALLONDRA |
| Aircraft Owner City | SAN MARCOS |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 92069 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | MYF |
| Departure City | SAN DIEGO |
| Departure State | CA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 720 |
| Departure Time Zone | PST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | TOA |
| Destination City | TORRENCE |
| Destination State | CA |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |