Thursday, July 30, 2026

Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N4512R, "Elder Abuse Air Force", incident occurred on July 27, 2026, near Huntington Beach, California

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4512R

- History of Flight:
On July 27, 2026, at about 1404 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N4512R, registered to Elder Abuse Air Force out of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, was not damaged following a loss of engine power and forced landing on a beach near Huntington Beach, California. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from John Wayne International Airport (SNA/KSNA), 
Santa Ana, California, at 1359.

ADS-B data shows that the airplane climbed to about 900 ft before it initiated a descent and landed on a beach. The entire sequence was captured on video.


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