Santa Ana - Los Angeles

On May 30, 1978 at 08:04 AM, Santa Ana - Los Angeles experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, operated by Martin Aviation, with the event recorded near Los Angeles California.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On final approach to Los Angeles Airport, the airplane encountered vortex turbulences and crashed. Both occupants were injured, the passenger seriously. The approach was completed with a 5 knots tailwind.

Aircraft reference details include registration N59839, MSN 31-7612048, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.0587°, -118.4165°.