# Accident 19970820023169A: Piper PA31350, Hayden, CO, August 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1997, 07:45 local time
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Airport: Yampa Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VOXA
- Location: 40.4792° N, 107.2608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4792&lon=-107.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35164 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 160 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970820023169A

## Narrative

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

AMERICAN CHECK TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A UNITED PARCEL TRUCK. (.4)CARGO HAD BEEN UNLOADED FROM THE AIRPLANE INTO A UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) TRUCK.  THE PILOT THOUGHT THE TRUCK HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WAY.  AS HE BEGAN TO TAXI, THE AIRPLANE'S HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE TRUCK.

## 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 FTW97LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA320), Aug 20, 1997: Piper PA-31-350 (N35164), Hayden, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's inadequate visual lookout.

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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