# Incident 19800126015979I: Child S2APITTS, Santa Ana, CA, January 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne/Orange
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY (SNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80007, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80007-2001-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHILD S2APITTS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 250 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/19800126015979I

## Narrative

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

IN MAKING A QUICK STOP FOR TRAFFIC DURING TAXI, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TOO HEAVILY. THE AIRPLANE WENT UP ON NOSE.

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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