Piper PA-28-181 N43779
20 September 2004 · Seattle, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 2004 at about 22:35 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N43779, operated by Puget Sound Aviators, was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boeing Field/King County Int. (BFI)
- Coordinates
- 47.5319, -122.3056
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181
- Registration
- N43779
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Puget Sound Aviators
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Seattle → Seattle
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA04LA195
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the parked airplane while taxiing. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Not familiar with the area where his airplane was parked, the pilot reviewed the airport diagram and taxiways. Still unfamiliar with the taxiway entrances, he elected to maneuver through the parking area and then request access to the taxiway. As he taxied toward the taxiway entrance, and noticing another airplane parked close to his taxi path, he braked to avoid the airplane. As a result of applying too much left brake, the outboard section of the airplane's left wing sustained structural damage after impacting the parked airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | IATA Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hurdland, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Pan Am International Flight Academy Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-28-140 | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Flight Training Adventure Camps | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 9,402 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-18 | Blaine, Washington, United States | Guy R and Tyler R Glahn | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2004 | Cessna 150C | Mazama, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Hardin LANCAIR 320 | Chewelah, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 2004 | Stinson SR-10E | Eliza Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2004 | Cessna 150L | La Center, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Cessna 172E | Raymond, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |