# Incident 19781226020539I: Piper PA28/, San Jose, CA, December 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- 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: N4435T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4435T-1991-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 8 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/19781226020539I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH WINGTIP WHILE LEAVING THE TIE DOWN AREA.

## Other reports on N4435T (1)

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

- [Accident 19740713022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713022679A), Jul 13, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N4435T), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Plts said gear extnd ckd dwn prior to ldg. Normal,emerg systms ckd ok.

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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