# Accident 19771104036019A: Piper PA28140, Gales Creek, OR, November 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1977
- Place: Gales Creek, OR
- Airport: Hillsboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.5865° N, 123.2148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gales Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5865&lon=-123.2148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2710Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2710Q-1978-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 37 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771104036019A

## Narrative

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

NO WX BRIEFING.REPORTED IN IFR CONDITIONS.NR VERTICAL DESCENT THRU TREES.LOCATED 11/5/77.

## 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 SEA78FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA007), Nov 4, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N2710Q), Gales Creek, OR, destroyed, 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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