# Accident 19800630044792A: Beech A36, Santa Ana, CA, June 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- 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: N4808M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 222 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630044792A

## Narrative

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

BEECH AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY A BOEING B75 AS BOTH WERE TAXIING ON SAME TAXIWAY OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FUA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA13), Jun 30, 1980: Beech A36 (N4808M), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

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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