# Incident 19860115003309I: Cessna 195A, Santa Ana, CA, January 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1986, 11:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport Orange Cou
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- 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: N9871A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9871A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 100 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/19860115003309I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED DURING START, FUEL IN CARBURETOR IGNITED. UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH BEFORE INTERIOR WAS GUTTED.

## Other reports on N9871A (1)

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

- [Incident 19981230044639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981230044639I), Dec 30, 1998: Cessna 195A (N9871A), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Shortly after takeoff from the airport at an altitude of about 1000 feet,the pilot started a right crosswind turm. After rollout on crosswind, less than 1/4…

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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