# Accident 19990221044579A: Piper PA32R301, Washington, DC, February 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1999, 18:20 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 38.9900° N, 77.4604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9900&lon=-77.4604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3559U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3559U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990221044579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTATING PROPELLER OF N3559U, A PIPER PA-32R-301.

## 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 NYC99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA063), Feb 21, 1999: Piper PA 32R-301 (N3559U), Dulles, VA, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The FBO employee's diverted attention, resulting in an inadvertent encounter with a rotating propeller.

## Other reports on N3559U (1)

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

- [Incident 19881103049009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881103049009I), Nov 3, 1988: Piper PA32R301 (N3559U), Midland, VA, Minor damage. Descended too low on approach to airport. Hit a wire fence at the approach end. Nose gear sheared off. No injuries.

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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