# Incident 19870812064611I: Piper PA28235, Greeley, CO, August 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1987, 08:50 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4374° N, 104.6332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREELEY-WELD COUNTY (GXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4374&lon=-104.6332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8964W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8964W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 122 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812064611I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF N5233T PULLED OUT FROM PARKING AREA. AFTER INDICATIONS OF STOPPING. PROP STRUCK STABILIZER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5233T, Piper PA28180: [Incident 19870812064612I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812064612I)

## Other reports on N8964W (2)

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

- [Incident 19910711034069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910711034069I), Jul 11, 1991: Piper PA28235 (N8964W), Fort Collins, CO. Engine quit on climb. Landed in field. Oil pump had failed and engine seized.
- [Incident 19790530028479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530028479I), May 30, 1979: Piper PA28235 (N8964W), Holabird, SD, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after rolling into soft spot.

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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