# Incident 19800226027339I: Boeing 737293, Santa Ana, CA, February 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1980, 09:46 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ACLA
- 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: N463GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N463GB-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-293 (registry code 138448Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-293) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737293
- People aboard: 102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 5,035 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/19800226027339I

## Narrative

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

WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND, WHEELWELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL CAME ON. NO FIRE.

## Other reports on N463GB (1)

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

- [Incident 19860124025769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860124025769I), Jan 24, 1986: Boeing 737293 (N463GB), Fillmore, CA. Instructed to maintain 280 knots during profile descent. Reduced speed to 250 knots without advising ATC.

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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