# Accident 19810923061419A: Cessna 152, Santa Ana, CA, September 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1981, 11:50 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N66939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66939-1982-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923061419A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BALLOONED AND BOUNCED ON LANDING. BEGAN NOSE HIGH GOAROUND, STALLED. FLIPPED OVER ON IMPACT ADJACENT RUNWAY

## 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 LAX81FUA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA14), Sep 23, 1981: Cessna 152 (N66939), 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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