# Incident 19800418045349I: Boeing PT17, Santa Ana, CA, April 18, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1980, 16:42 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Orange
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N1391V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1391V-2009-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 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/19800418045349I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE TAXIING, CAUSING PROPELLER TO STRIKE GROUND.

## Other reports on N1391V (1)

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

- [Incident 20040815021619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040815021619I), Aug 15, 2004: Boeing E75 (N1391V), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft nosed over during landing, causing damage to the prop and nose area. The pilot used excessive braking in an attempt to maintain directional…

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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