# Incident 19780325010382I: Piper PA32/, San Jose, CA, March 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1978, 16:40 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6781F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6781F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,335 total, 118 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010382I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE TAXIING TOWARD PILOT, ON SAME TAXIWAY. TRIED TO ESCAPE. TOWER HAD THEM ON DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N48832, Kuhlow DCO65TCRAFT: [Incident 19780325010381I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010381I)

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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