# NTSB DCA81AA010: Boeing 737, N468AC, Santa Ana, CA, February 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1981
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious, 29 minor, 67 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA81AA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0024  81/2/17    SANTA ANA,CA        BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1735                    N468AC              PX-  0  4 91                            53, 22000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            11000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN WAYNE
        OPERATOR - AIR CALIFORNIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 SANTA ANA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INSTRD TO GO-ARND,OTR ACFT DELAYED ON RWY.GO-ARND DELAYED APRX 12 SEC.GEAR UP BFR POS RATE OF CLB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N468AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468AC-1981-06-02), registration cancelled 1981-06-02, S/N 20334 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-293](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-293) (registry code 138448Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: John Wayne

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.

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