# Accident 19970317003299A: Cessna 425, Fresno, CA, March 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7497° N, 119.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7497&lon=-119.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425TV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425TV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,725 total, 130 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970317003299A

## Narrative

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

NEW UNRIGGED PROPS INSTALLED. NO PLACARD. UNAWARE. STARTED FOR TEST FLIGHT UNABLE REVERSE PROP TURNED INTO CE 425.

## 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 LAX97LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA125), Mar 17, 1997: Cessna 425 (N425TV), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the right brake to function, due to the installation mechanic's failure to completely bleed all air from the lines. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the unairworthy…

## Other reports on N425TV (1)

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

- [Accident 19920830034009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920830034009A), Aug 30, 1992: Cessna 425 (N425TV), Greenwood, MS, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure left engine. Secured diverted to gwo. Distabilized approach. Landed short. Chip detector leaked.

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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