# Incident 19860607033529I: Piper PA20, Porterville, CA, June 7, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1986, 13:45 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 119.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTERVILLE MUNI (PTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-119.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1974A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1974A-1993-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860607033529I

## Narrative

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

AFTER A 3 POINT LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED WHEN WING CAME UP ON ROLLOUT. STRUCK A FURROW. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N1974A (1)

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

- [Accident 19920816031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031459A), Aug 16, 1992: Piper PA20135 (N1974A), Fort Bidwell, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled during steep turn at low altitude to follow a herd of antelope. Fire erupted causing two fatalities.

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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