# Incident 19851021059989I: Cessna 172RG, Santa Ana, CA, October 21, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Santa Ana
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N6610V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6610V-1995-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 2 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851021059989I

## Narrative

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

DURING COMPLEX AIRCRAFT CHECKOUT, GEAR WAS RETRACTED INSTEAD OF FLAPS.

## Other reports on N6610V (1)

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

- [Incident 19901020054879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901020054879I), Oct 20, 1990: Cessna 172RG (N6610V), Hamburg, NY, Minor damage. Pilot ran off end of runway while attempting to turn onto a taxiway.

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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