# Incident 19870831064209I: Cessna 172N, Santa Ana, CA, August 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1987, 14:20 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling 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: N5087J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5087J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,900 total, 258 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831064209I

## Narrative

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

JET BLAST CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO GO UP ON NOSE. PILOT HAD DECLINED ATC OFFER TO REPOSITION BEFORE JET STARTED TO TAXI.

## Other reports on N5087J (1)

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

- [Incident 19920724030669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724030669I), Jul 24, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5087J), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control while making a crosswind landing. Aircraft veered off runway.

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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