# Incident 19791012052349I: Mooney M20J, Santa Ana, CA, October 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1979, 17:40 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N201QE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201QE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 30 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/19791012052349I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WITH INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N201QE (2)

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

- [Incident 19951204042939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951204042939I), Dec 4, 1995: Mooney M20J (N201QE), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: while taxiing the aircraft for the purpose of a test flight after maintenance, the aircraft made a right turn onto the taxiway from the airport ramp…
- [Incident 19861105077669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861105077669I), Nov 5, 1986: Mooney M20J (N201QE), Perris, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear before touchdown.

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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