# Incident 19811216087989I: Piper PA28*, Monterey, CA, December 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1981, 12:20 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsul
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38478, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38478) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811216087989I

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCT A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP.

## Other reports on N38478 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060104000249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060104000249I), Jan 4, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N38478), Milpitas, CA. (-23) On January 04, 2006 at approximately 14:50 PST, a Piper PA-28/140 (N38478) experienced an engine problem while in cruise flight at 1,400 feet MSL, 3…

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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