Boeing 737 N468AC
17 February 1981 · Santa Ana, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1981 at about 17:35 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N468AC, operated by Air California, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Santa Ana, California, United States. 100 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, 29 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- John Wayne
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N468AC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air California
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Jose, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 1-0024
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 67 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INSTRD TO GO-ARND, OTR ACFT DELAYED ON RWY.GO-ARND DELAYED APRX 12 SEC.GEAR UP BFR POS RATE OF CLB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |