# Accident 19730429015362A: Cessna 172D, Santa Ana, CA, April 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78084, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78084-1973-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 64 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429015362A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N30141 ON SIGHTSEEING FLT.PLT STATED 13K TAILWIND CONTRIBUTED TO NOSE OVER ONTO N78084.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N30141, Waco UPF7: [Accident 19730429015361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429015361A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX73FUA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA40), Apr 29, 1973: Cessna 172 (N78084), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78084 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730908030919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908030919A), Sep 8, 1973: Cessna 172D (N78084), Loma Linda, CA, Destroyed. Wife req wea brief for palm sprngs only. Flew into enroute wea,turned around,& hit obscured ridge.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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