# NTSB LAX80FUA21: Cessna 210, N8288M, Santa Ana, CA, August 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 76-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/ad/76-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3164  80/8/27    SANTA ANA,CA        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 539
        TIME - 1325                    N8288M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN WAYNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- PULLING PROP THRU,ENG STARTED,HIT CAR,HANGAR.IGNITION OFF PSN.MAG CKD OK.AD 76-07-12 NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8288M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8288M), registered now, S/N 21059288, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210k) (registry code 2073446) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: John Wayne

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19800827039299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827039299A), Aug 27, 1980: Cessna 210K, Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Engine started while hand-propping. Airplane moved forward, struck hangars & vehicle. Mags checked o.k.

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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