# NTSB DEN79FA058: Piper PA-32, N2282M, Denver, CO, August 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1980
- 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: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2127  80/8/27    DENVER,CO           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1205                    N2282M              PX-  0  0  5  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      28, 2494 TOTAL HOURS, 135
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   FORT COLLINS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TUG.DRIVER OF TUG FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2282M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2282M-1989-01-26), registration cancelled 1989-01-26, S/N 327840044 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (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 19800827038679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827038679A), Aug 27, 1980: Piper PA32300, Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Collided with ground vehicle while taxiing for takeoff. Pilot and vehicle driver not looking.

## Other investigations on N2282M (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 SEA85FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA203), Aug 27, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N2282M), Bridge, ID, 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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