# NTSB LAX80DA106: Cessna 152, N67649, Santa Ana, CA, June 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1980
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DA106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA106

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0009   80/6/7    SANTA ANA,CA        DOUGLAS DC9-30      CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N915RW              PX-  0  0 17                            UNK/NR, 15880 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            HOURS, 4180 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN WAYNE
        OPERATOR - HUGHES AIRWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- C-152,N67649,TAXIED IN FRONT OF ACFT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0009   80/6/7    SANTA ANA,CA        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 323
        TIME - 1230                    N67649              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0 22                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN WAYNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- TAXIED IN FRONT OF N915RW WINGTIP JUST BEFORE THE DC-9 STARTED TO MOVE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N67649](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67649-2018-01-26), registration cancelled 2018-01-26, S/N 15281961, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: John Wayne

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N915RW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915RW-2013-11-19), registration cancelled 2013-11-19, S/N 47139, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC9-30
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: John Wayne

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800607018581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607018581A), Jun 7, 1980: Cessna 152, Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Taxied past holding DC9. Right wing passed under left wing of DC9. Collided when DC9 started taxiing. N915RW.
- [Accident 19800607018582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607018582A), Jun 7, 1980: Doug DC931, Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Left wing collided with Cessna. Cessnas wing went under DC9S wing while taxiing._N67649.

## Other investigations on N67649 (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 LAX88LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA299), Aug 27, 1988: Cessna 152 (N67649), Chino, CA, substantial damage

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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