# Accident 19780910030399A: Beech A60, Santa Ana, CA, September 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N7320D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7320D-2022-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,989 total, 7 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910030399A

## Narrative

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

NI-CAD BATTERY SHORTED OUT.

## 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 LAX78FUA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA29), Sep 10, 1978: Beech 60 (N7320D), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7320D (1)

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

- [Accident 19770122002079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770122002079A), Jan 22, 1977: Beech 60 (N7320D), Independence, OR, Substantial damage. T/d 117FT short of rwy.l ldg gear collapsed.

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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