# Incident 19840715038549I: Piper PA34200T, Lufkin, TX, July 15, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1984, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Airport: Angelina
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WAIA
- Location: 31.2340° N, 94.7500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGELINA COUNTY (LFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2340&lon=-94.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5979F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5979F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 50 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715038549I

## Narrative

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

LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE WING TIP OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING IN CLOSE QUARTERS.

## Other reports on N5979F (1)

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

- [Incident 20020507009549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020507009549I), May 7, 2002: Piper PA34200T (N5979F), Portsmouth, NH, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing the pilot of 5979F, a PA-34-200T, allowed the aircraft to decelerate without substantial braking until reaching approximately 60 knots. At…

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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