# NTSB LAX78DUM38: Piper PA-34T, N1451X, San Diego, CA, September 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2919  78/9/20    SAN DIEGO,CA        PIPER PA-34T        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 954
        TIME - 2210                    N1451X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 222 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIJUANA,MEXICO              SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- N5552Q SUB DAM TO HORIZONTAL STAB AND LEFT WING TIP.PLT STATED ACFT BLENDED IN WITH BACKGROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1451X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1451X), registered now, S/N 34-7570248, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown

## 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 19780920032989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920032989A), Sep 20, 1978: Piper PA34200, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. N5552Q sub dam to horizontal stab and left wing tip. Plt stated aclended in with background.

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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