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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Bullhead City, AZ · April 25, 2003

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Date
April 25, 2003 · 10:59 local
Place
Bullhead City, AZ
Airport
Laughlin/Bullhead Internation
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38137
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03LA144
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total90 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N38137Registration cancelled May 28, 2010 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7790522Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was taxiing to parking after landing and attempted to maneuver around a fuel truck. The left wing of the aircraft collided with the fuel tank. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO PARKING AFTER LANDING AND ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER AROUND A FUEL TRUCK. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBullhead City, AZThe pilot's misjudgment of distance resulting in the inadequate clearance between the wing tip and the fuel truck.Apr 25, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N38137 · 1

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

Accident 20070713016279ALow Level Operations · Lakeside, CA(-23) On July 13, 2007 at 1701, N38137, a PA-28-181 departed myf. We have not received any radar data on his flight, but the location of the wreckage leads one to surmise he flew over el capitan reservoir past the dam. He then would have flown up through a…Jul 13, 2007 · Destroyed · 2 fatal