- Date
- April 28, 1973
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4303LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730428008579A
- Case key
- 169502
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0762 73/4/28 SANTA ANA,CALIF CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1645 N4303L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 29, 2078 TOTAL HOURS, 400 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- TAXIED BEHIND B-737 MOVING ACROSS RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4303L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.