# Incident 19900131007209I: Piper PA28161, Napa, CA, January 31, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1990, 07:50 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2132° N, 122.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPA COUNTY (APC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2132&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8171V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8171V-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900131007209I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE NOSE OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH HIS WING TIP WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE.

## Other reports on N8171V (2)

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

- [Accident 20070423006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070423006239A), Apr 23, 2007: Piper PA28161 (N8171V), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 23, at approximately 09:00, N8171V a Piper pa 28-161 aircraft departed Palo Alto municipal airport with a student pilot at the controls. Shortly…
- [Incident 20000910025089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000910025089I), Sep 10, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N8171V), Palm Springs, CA. (-23) The pilot ran over a taxi light as he departed the active runway to the taxiway, causing damage to a taxi light. According to the pilot's statement, this…

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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