# Accident 19771226040531A: Piper PA28235, Aurora, OR, December 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1977
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.2471° N, 122.7700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA STATE (UAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2471&lon=-122.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4936J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4936J-1991-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 0 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771226040531A

## 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

- N5851L, Grumav AA5: [Accident 19771226040532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771226040532A)

## 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 SEA78DYM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM13), Dec 26, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N4936J), Aurora, OR, minor damage

## Other reports on N4936J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880910050959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910050959I), Sep 10, 1988: Piper PA28R180 (N4936J), Shawnee, OK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Pilot stated gear indication was normal. Propeller and nose gear damaged.

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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