# Accident 19830918049339A: Cessna T210M, Santa Ana, CA, September 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1983, 19:20 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7106° N, 117.8696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7106&lon=-117.8696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8052M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8052M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,955 total, 500 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA444) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918049339A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER DEPLANED AND WALKED INTO IDLING PROPELLER. PILOT CLAIMS PASSENGER WAS WARNED OF HAZARD BEFORE DEPLANING.

## 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 LAX83FA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA444), Sep 19, 1983: Cessna T210M (N8052M), Santa Ana, CA, minor damage, 1 fatal

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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