- Date
- March 11, 1978
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N66770Cessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780311005669A
- Case key
- 202553
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0478 78/3/11 SANTA ANA,CA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 24 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N66770 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- STU PLT UNABLE NEGOTIATE RT TURN COLLIDED WITH AERO COMDR N4606B,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66770
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange County
N66770Registration cancelled Oct 28, 2013 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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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.