# Incident 19880331017419I: Cessna P210N, Santa Ana, CA, March 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1988, 09:15 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- 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: N731LU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731LU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P210N (registry code 2073454, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P210N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331017419I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN UP ON ITS SIDE BY A WINDGUST WHILE MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING A GROUND OPERATIONAL ENGINE CHECK.

## Other reports on N731LU (1)

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

- [Incident 20221228022039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221228022039I), Dec 28, 2022: Cessna P210N (N731LU), Tulare, CA, Minor damage. The pilot entered tlr airspace on a left downwind for runway 31 while announcing position. There was no response from an ag aircraft that was taxiing toward…

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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