# Incident 19910401013189I: Emb EMB120RT, Santa Ana, CA, April 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1991, 09:40 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WTAA
- 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: N271UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271UE-1998-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120RT (registry code 3260202, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,250 total, 550 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401013189I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FROM THE GATE. BEING GUIDED BY GROUND PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N271UE (1)

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

- [Incident 19940520022329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520022329I), May 20, 1994: Emb EMB120RT (N271UE), Fresno, CA. Lost cabin pressurization. Outflow valves and auto controller replaced. On descent some oxygen masks failed deploy.

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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