# Accident 19910920063159A: Airbus A320231, Santa Ana, CA, September 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1991, 22:15 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N633AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N633AW-2016-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-231 (registry code 3930325, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320231
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91IA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91IA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920063159A

## Narrative

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

GALLEY CART NOT SECURED ROLLED DOWN AISLE AND FRACTURED A PASSENGERS ANKLE DURING LANDING APPROACH.

## 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 LAX91IA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91IA415), Sep 21, 1991: Airbus Industrie A-320-231 (N633AW), Santa Ana, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ASSIGNED TO THE AFT GALLEY JUMPSEAT TO SECURE A BEVERAGE CART IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY POLICY.

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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