# Incident 19781117026482I: Cessna 152, 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, second 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: N25516, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25516-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 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/19781117026482I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N25516 WAS STRUCK BY N704FH WHILE BOTH WERE ON FINAL FOR SAME RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N704FH, Cessna 150: [Incident 19781117026481I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781117026481I)

## Other reports on N25516 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880531019389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880531019389A), May 31, 1988: Cessna 152 (N25516), Marco Island, FL, Substantial damage. Student allowed aircraft to drift to right side of runway on final. Overcorrected left stalled and struck tree.

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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