# Incident 19900615034499I: Beech F33A, Santa Ana, CA, June 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- 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: N1555W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1555W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,945 total, 68 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615034499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE CHAIN FROM PROPELLER DURING PREFLIGHT. VIBRATION INFLIGHT. FOUND DAMAGE AT DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N1555W (1)

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

- [Incident 20120410005739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410005739I), Apr 10, 2012: Beech F33A (N1555W), Fargo, ND, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that alternator failed and he could not get the landing gear down and locked indication.

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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