# Incident 19780402008709I: Piper PA34200, Clearwater, FL, April 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg Int
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1044U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1044U-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34 (registry code 7103404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 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/19780402008709I

## Narrative

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

TAXIING AIRCRAFT STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1044U (1)

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

- [Accident 19751220040429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751220040429A), Dec 20, 1975: Piper PA34200 (N1044U), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Ip cut r mixt ctl at VMC,student responded with pwr off then advanced pwr,acft yawed wing hit gnd.

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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