19931215046879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Israel 1124A · Santa Ana, CA · December 15, 1993

Date
December 15, 1993 · 17:33 local
Place
Santa Ana, CA
Airport
John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MLQA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N309CK
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94FA073
Reported as
Israel 1124A
Reported engine
WRIGHT 731C9GC1
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
5
Pilot’s flight hours
8,228 total756 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Too close on approach behind a 757. Caught his wake turbulence. Lost control pitched down rolled and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

TOO CLOSE ON APPROACH BEHIND A 757. CAUGHT HIS WAKE TURBULENCE. LOST CONTROL PITCHED DOWN ROLLED AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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