# NTSB LAX75FUA22: Bellanca 17-30, N7388V, Santa Ana, CA, March 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1975
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0375  75/3/17    SANTA ANA,CA        BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3800
        TIME - 1230                    N7388V              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 211 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CA                VISALIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- BATTERY WEAK,PLT PROPPED ENG.WIFE,NON-PLT,AT CTLS.ACFT HIT PA-24,N9080P,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7388V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7388V-2004-06-17), registration cancelled 2004-06-17, S/N 30183, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750317005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750317005129A), Mar 17, 1975: Blanca 1730, Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Battery weak,plt propped eng. Wife,non-plt,at ctls. Acft hit PA-24,N9080P,substl dmg.

## Other investigations on N7388V (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 FTW02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA069), Jan 16, 2002: Bellanca 17-30 (N7388V), Plainview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath, which resulted in landing short of the runway.

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.

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