# Accident 20190429010969A: Textron Aviation Inc T206H, Porterville, CA, April 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2019, 12:42 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9272° N, 119.2719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9272&lon=-119.2719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189JC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron T206H (registry code 2073343, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A (registry code 42004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-aj1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,246 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190429010969A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT, THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PAX/BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT, STRIKING THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR BULKHEAD.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PTV.

## 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 GAA19CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA372), Apr 29, 2019: Cessna T206 (N189JC), Porterville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify that the rear cargo portion of the right cabin door was adequately secured before flight, which resulted in both portions of the door opening in flight and substantial…

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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