# Accident 19770426019361A: Piper PA36285, Pierre, SD, April 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1977
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.3752° N, 100.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierre, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3752&lon=-100.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57821, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57821-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426019361A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N57822, Piper PA36285: [Accident 19770426019362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426019362A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC77FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA022), Apr 26, 1977: Piper PA-36 (N57821), Pierre, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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