# Accident 19901124052079A: Cessna T303, Santa Ana, CA, November 24, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6709° N, 117.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6709&lon=-117.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2290C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,424 total, 517 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901124052079A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING TOO FAST. TRIED TO TURN WITH ONE ENGINE HIGH POWER,OTHER IDLE. HIT HANGAR. LEFT 150 FEET OF SKID MARKS.

## 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 LAX91LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA046), Nov 24, 1990: Cessna T303A (N2290C), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE AIRPLANE AND HANGAR.

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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