# Accident 19871127080472A: Cessna 172M, Gig Harbor, WA, November 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Gig Harbor, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1293° N, 122.3998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1293&lon=-122.3998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9134H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9134H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 144 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871127080472A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF RIGHT WING WAS STRUCK BY PROP OF A TAXIING PITTS N526DP. BLAMED VISION OVER AIRCRAFT NOSE

## Other aircraft in the event

- N526DP, Child S2APITTS: [Accident 19871127080471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871127080471A)

## 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 SEA88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA027), Nov 27, 1987: Cessna 172M (N9134H), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage

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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