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SEA88LA027

1987-11-27 · TACOMA, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TIW

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE CESSNA WAS AT THE RUNUP AREA FOR RUNWAY 35 PREPARING TO DO HIS RUNUP. THREE PITTS AIRCRAFT WERE TAXIING ABREAST OF EACH OTHER, WHEN ONE OF THE PITTS'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE CESSNA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PITTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_SEA88LA027.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.