# Accident 19900628022759A: Blanca 1730A, Ojai, CA, June 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1990, 12:12 local time
- Place: Ojai, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5096° N, 119.2901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5096&lon=-119.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39843, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39843) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,199 total, 1,199 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628022759A

## Narrative

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

HAD NEAR MISS WITH MILITARY F14A THAT EXECUTED EVASIVE ACTION. WING SPAR CRACKED BY WAKE.

## 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 LAX90FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA233), Jun 28, 1990: Bellanca 17-30A (N39843), Ojai, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: STRUCTURAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE BELLANCA, N39843, AS A RESULT OF ENCOUNTERING WAKE TURBULENCE DURING A NEAR-COLLISION WITH A NAVY F-14A.

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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