# Accident 19860831086981A: Piper PA28181, Cerritos, CA, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 11:52 local time
- Place: Cerritos, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8606° N, 118.0810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8606&lon=-118.0810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4891F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4891F-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA86AA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831086981A

## Narrative

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

CLIMBED INTO THE TCA WITHOUT A CLEARANCE AND FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID A DC9, XAJED. IMPACT SHEARED TAIL OF DC9.

## Other aircraft in the event

- XAJED, Doug DC932: [Accident 19860831086982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831086982A)

## 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 DCA86AA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA041), Aug 31, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N4891F), Cerritos, CA, destroyed, 82 fatal

## Other reports on N4891F (1)

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

- [Incident 19780620046879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620046879I), Jun 20, 1978: Piper PA28181 (N4891F), Condon, MT, Minor damage. Pilot taking off in tail grass did not reach flying speed before reaching end of runway. Ran off into bushes

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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