5 fatal · Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A · 1993-12-16 · SANTA ANA, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX94FA073
Event ID
20001211X13867
Type
Accident
Date
1993-12-16
Location
SANTA ANA, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.760372, -117.789077
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
5
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
Israel Aircraft Industries
Model
1124A
Registration
N309CK
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NBRT
Weather
VMC
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 THE 757. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUACY IN THE ATC PROCEDURE RELATED TO VISUAL APPROACHES AND VFR OPERATIONS BEHIND HEAVIER AIRPLANES, AND THE RESULTANT LACK OF INFORMATION TO THE WESTWIND PILOTS FOR THEM TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE FLIGHT PATH OF THEIR AIRPLANE WITH RESPECT TO THE BOEING 757'S FLIGHT PATH.