# Accident 19951110036409A: Cessna 172P, Santa Ana, CA, November 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1995, 09:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7095° N, 117.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7095&lon=-117.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55152, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55152-2007-01-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 18 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951110036409A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO WHILE TRANSITIONING FOR TAKEOFF. ADMITS AT SKILL LEVEL BETTOR FULL STOP.

## 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 LAX96LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA043), Nov 10, 1995: Cessna 172 (N55152), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. The pilot's diverted attention while raising the flaps and pushing in the carburetor heat control was…

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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