33.6757° N, 117.8682° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY (SNA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 13, 1980 · 13:00 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne-Orange
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N9KT
Reported as
Cessna 414
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total30 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
When brakes applied, left brake failed and aircraft made right turn off side of taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, LEFT BRAKE FAILED AND AIRCRAFT MADE RIGHT TURN OFF SIDE OF TAXIWAY.