# Accident 19841209075909A: Piper PA44180, Gig Harbor, WA, December 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1984, 05:17 local time
- Place: Gig Harbor, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2907° N, 122.6209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2907&lon=-122.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2104D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2104D-2012-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841209075909A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED VFR APPROACH TO TACOMA INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT IN VERY POOR WEATHER. STRUCK HIGH POWER TRANSMISSION LINES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA85FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA028), Dec 9, 1984: Piper PA-44-180 (N2104D), Gig Harbor, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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