# Accident 19931215046879A: Israel 1124A, Santa Ana, CA, December 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1993, 17:33 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MLQA
- Location: 33.7604° N, 117.7891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7604&lon=-117.7891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309CK-1995-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A (registry code 4500103, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-1124a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL 1124A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 731C9GC1
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 8,228 total, 756 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931215046879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX94FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA073), Dec 16, 1993: Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A (N309CK), Santa Ana, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SEPARATION BEHIND THE BOEING 757 AND/OR REMAIN ABOVE ITS FLIGHT PATH DURING THE APPROACH, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE VORTICES FROM…

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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