47.1790° N, 122.2915° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Puyallup, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 20, 1985 · 13:00 local
Place
Puyallup, WA
Airport
Pierce Co
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5580D
Reported as
Amtrpl Aircamper
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total0 in this make and model0 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.
During high speed taxi, pilot lost directional control and ran into parked N79162. No flight intended.
As the FAA filed it
DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN INTO PARKED N79162. NO FLIGHT INTENDED.