# Incident 19980830027769I: Aronca 65TAC, Tracy, CA, August 30, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1998, 10:15 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6889° N, 121.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRACY MUNI (TCY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-121.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27350, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27350-2023-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 60-TF (registry code 0190802, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-60-tf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC150-A (registry code 27004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac150-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 65TAC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 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/19980830027769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN THE BATTERY DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START AIRCRAFT. PILOT CHOCKED AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED HAND PROPPING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STAARTED AND AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCKS ROLLING FORWARD AND STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT INVOLVED RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND RUDDER.

## Other reports on N27350 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840721034229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721034229A), Jul 21, 1984: Aronca 60TF (N27350), Gorman, CA, Substantial damage. Struck a fence and trees on climbout in gusty winds. Remained aloft until landing safely in an open area.

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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