# Accident 19871124067809A: Cessna 152, Santa Ana, CA, November 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1987, 13:20 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4207° N, 117.6195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4207&lon=-117.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5418P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5418P-1988-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235N2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871124067809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. LANDED ON A ROAD. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. RECENT VALVE WORK NOT PROPERLY TORQUED.

## 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 LAX88LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA054), Nov 24, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5418P), San Clemente, CA, substantial damage

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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