# Accident 19900620021559A: Blanca 1730A, Santa Ana, CA, June 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1990, 06:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6695° N, 117.8990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6695&lon=-117.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4034B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4034B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 320 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900620021559A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX90LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA225), Jun 20, 1990: Bellanca BL26 (N4034B), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S USE OF AN IMPROPER STARTING TECHNIQUE.

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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