Piper PA-34-200T N2859M

Summary

On 5 February 1983 at about 15:01 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N2859M, operated by Airpac Airlines, was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 February 1983 at 15:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Boeing Field (BFI)

Coordinates

47.5404, -122.3106

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-200T

Registration

N2859M

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Airpac Airlines

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seattle → Pasco

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

SEA83FA054

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO TAKEOFF. THE TIME WAS DAWN AND THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS WERE ON. THE TAXIING PILOT ALLOWED HIS AIRCRAFT TO STRAY AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED PA-34. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE PARKED AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 10 FEET CLOSER TO THE TAXIWAY THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF CONGESTION. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED CONDENSATION ON THE COCKPIT WINDOWS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.