# Incident 19871122073779I: Cessna 172N, Santa Ana, CA, November 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1987, 17:12 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Orange County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY (SNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737XH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737XH-1988-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 60 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122073779I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXING BEHIND A HEAVY JET THE JET BLAST LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT UP CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N737XH (2)

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

- [Incident 19821017066399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017066399I), Oct 17, 1982: Cessna 172N (N737XH), California City, CA, Minor damage. Just prior to touchdown a wind gust caused pilot to lose control of aircraft. Landed to right of runway.
- [Incident 19800206020779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206020779I), Feb 6, 1980: Cessna 172N (N737XH), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot engaged in taxi only. Gusty wind lifted a wing, causing damage to the wing tip and propeller.

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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