# Incident 19781117026481I: Cessna 150, Santa Ana, CA, November 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1978, 16:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N704FH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704FH-1983-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 180 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781117026481I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N704FH STRUCK WING OF N25516 WHILE BOTH WERE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR SAME RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N25516, Cessna 152: [Incident 19781117026482I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781117026482I)

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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