# Incident 19850425022139I: Cessna 170B, Porterville, CA, April 25, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1985, 20:15 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0635° N, 119.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porterville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0635&lon=-119.0336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3404C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3404C-1989-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425022139I

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH NON PILOT AT CONTROLS. CHAIN TAIL TIEDOWN TORE LOOSE, AIRCRAFT STRUCK HANGAR.

## Other reports on N3404C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730811022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811022869A), Aug 11, 1973: Cessna 170B (N3404C), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Lndg atmtd off-airport to join pers target shooting.

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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