# Accident 19931118044031A: Cessna 172P, Santa Ana, CA, November 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1993, 11:07 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 33.7100° N, 117.8710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7100&lon=-117.8710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97766, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97766) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 900 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931118044031A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF VEERED LEFT INTO A HOLDING 172 N9620B. RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. CFI UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA050), Nov 18, 1993: Cessna 172P (N97766), Santa Ana, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: were the CFI's inadequate supervision of the flight and his delay in taking remedial action. The dual student's excessive taxi speed and the worn right brake lining were factors in this accident.

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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