# Accident 19910311005199A: Cessna 152, Santa Ana, CA, March 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1991, 17:18 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6690° N, 117.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6690&lon=-117.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757XE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757XE-1991-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910311005199A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN WAKE TURBULENCE DURING LANDING FLARE. A 737 WAS LANDING ON PARALLEL 19R. WAS WARNED BY TOWER.

## 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 LAX91LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA130), Mar 12, 1991: Cessna 152 (N757XE), Santa Ana, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A LANDING HEAVY TRANSPORT.

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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