# NTSB DEN78FTE84: Piper PA-28, N47378, Denver, CO, August 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1978
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2745   78/8/9    DENVER,CO           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0805                    N47378              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   LOGAN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO PA-31,N59972.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47378](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47378-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 28-7890058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stapleton Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780809036489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809036489A), Aug 9, 1978: Piper PA28180, Denver,Co, CO, Substantial damage. Substantial dmg to PA-31,N59972.

## Other investigations on N47378 (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 DEN79FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA022), Feb 17, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N47378), Logan, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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