# Incident 19890211008529I: Beech B35, Thermal, CA, February 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6262° N, 116.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thermal, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6262&lon=-116.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3993N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3993N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 3 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890211008529I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED WHILE HAND PROPPING. JUMPED THE CHOCK AND HIT 2 OTHER AIRCRAFT. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT.

## Other reports on N3993N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880410016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880410016899I), Apr 10, 1988: Beech B35 (N3993N), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear. Emergency procedures used. Gear up landing. Hand crank bolt sheared. Retract system problem.

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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