# Incident 19851215070159I: Piper PA34200, Scranton, SC, December 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Scranton, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9173° N, 79.7441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9173&lon=-79.7441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15229, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15229-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215070159I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE STARTER DID NOT ENGAGE. LEFT ENGINE AT IDLE. TURNED PROPELLER BY HAND, ENGINE STARTED. STRUCK BARN.

## Other reports on N15229 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781124041849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124041849A), Nov 24, 1978: Piper PA34200 (N15229), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage

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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