# Incident 19870812064612I: Piper PA28180, 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, second 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: N5233T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5233T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 990 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812064612I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK IN THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BY PROPELLER OF TAXIING N8964W. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE TAXIING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8964W, Piper PA28235: [Incident 19870812064611I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812064611I)

## Other reports on N5233T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730922031139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922031139A), Sep 22, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N5233T), Smicksburg, PA, Substantial damage. Gusts to 18KTS.acft drifted slightly l,plt popped flaps atmtng to correct.

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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