# Incident 19910417019509I: Piper PA24, Seattle, WA, April 17, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1991, 12:27 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5511P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5511P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 8 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910417019509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD RADIO PROBLEMS AFTER DEPARTURE. LOST COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES USED. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N5511P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020113000639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113000639I), Jan 13, 2002: Piper PA24180 (N5511P), Prosser, WA, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot operated the aircraft in an unairworthy condition, the aircraft did not have a current annual inspection, AD 77-13-21R1 was not complied with,…

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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