# NTSB LAX82DA112: Piper PA-28-161, N2524U, Glendale, AZ, March 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 1, 1982, 16:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Location: 33.5387° N, 112.1860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5387&lon=-112.1860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA112
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70838/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA112

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - object (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A SIGN THAT WAS LOCATED BESIDE THE TAXIWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2524U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2524U), registered now, S/N 28-8016031, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-8016031
- Airframe hours: 1603
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Aero International
- Registered owner: Harrison A Makeever
- Departed: P37, GLENDALE, AZ
- Destination: YUM, YUMA, AZ
- Airport: P37, Glendale Muni

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 424 total, 305 in this make and model, 345 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820301004659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820301004659A), Mar 1, 1982: Piper PA28161, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Wing struck a sign along side of a taxiway while taxiing for takeoff.

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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