45.6387° N, 122.6615° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 30, 1984 · 07:45 local
Place
Vancouver, WA
Airport
Pearson Airpark
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N272MA
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,930 total32 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Taxiing for takeoff. Wing tip was sheared off. Taxied too close to parked aircraft N16333 with rotating propeller.
As the FAA filed it
TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. WING TIP WAS SHEARED OFF. TAXIED TOO CLOSE TO PARKED AIRCRAFT N16333 WITH ROTATING PROPELLER.