# Incident 19840518038099I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Santa Ana, CA, May 18, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1984, 15:14 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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
- Aircraft: N5065G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5065G-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,034 total, 500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518038099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PRE TAKEOFF RUNUP ON RAMP. WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A TAXIING DC9 CAUSED THE BELLANCA TO BE VIOLENTLY THROWN ABOUT.

## Other reports on N5065G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931217046959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931217046959A), Dec 17, 1993: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5065G), Westcliffe, CO, Substantial damage. Smoke in cockpit on climbout. Engine siezed. Nosed over rough terrain. NR2 connecting rod bearing went thru case.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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