# Accident 20040920035529A: Piper PA28181, Seattle, WA, September 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2004, 15:35 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5319° N, 122.3056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5319&lon=-122.3056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43779, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43779) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 718 total, 23 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040920035529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:35 PST, AIRCRAFT N43779 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS TAXIING OUT OF ITS TIE-DOWN AND MOVING TOWARD TAXIWAY INTERSECTION B8. WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND OTHER AIRCRAFT TIE-DOWN IN SAME AREA, N43779 COLLIDED ITS LEFT WING WITH THE LEFT WING OF N2525 WHICH WAS TIE-DOWN AT THE TIME. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEFT WING OF N43779. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. BOEING FIELD POLICE AND FIRE RESPONDED, AND A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE KCIA POLICE. NEITHER THE PILOT OR THE RENTAL FACILITY THAT CONTROLLED THE AIRCRAFT NOTIFIED THE FAA OR NTSB.

## 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 SEA04LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA195), Sep 20, 2004: Piper PA-28-181 (N43779), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the parked airplane while taxiing. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.

## Other reports on N43779 (1)

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

- [Incident 20240901020939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240901020939I), Sep 1, 2024: Piper PA-28-181 (N43779), Wickenburg, AZ, Minor damage. On September 1, 2024, the student PIC of [privacy data omitted] struck the propeller on landing at Wickenburg (E25) airport during a solo cross-country. The…

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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