# Accident 19850525067619A: Cessna 170A, Bakersfield, CA, May 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1985, 05:00 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1999° N, 118.8598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1999&lon=-118.8598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1401D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1401D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 650 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850525067619A

## Narrative

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

TURNED PROPS BY HAND TO LOOSEN OIL. ENGINE STARTED, AIRCRAFT TAXIIED INTO HANGER. KEY OUT BUT SWITCH ON R. MAGNETO.

## 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 LAX85LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA260), May 25, 1985: Cessna 170A (N1401D), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1401D (1)

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

- [Incident 20190626008079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190626008079I), Jun 26, 2019: Cessna 170A (N1401D), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. The pilot of aircraft N1401D, a CE-170 conventional gear aircraft, was attempting to land on runway 36. The winds at the time were reported to be 040 at 10…

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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