19900620021559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Santa Ana, CA · June 20, 1990

Date
June 20, 1990 · 06:00 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4034B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA225
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
580 total320 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine ran too full power after hand propping. Aircraft hit pole fence and parked aircraft. Chocked and brakes set.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE RAN TOO FULL POWER AFTER HAND PROPPING. AIRCRAFT HIT POLE FENCE AND PARKED AIRCRAFT. CHOCKED AND BRAKES SET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.