# Accident 19861230069869A: Piper PA32300, Gates, OR, December 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1986, 17:15 local time
- Place: Gates, OR
- Airport: Davis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6095° N, 123.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6095&lon=-123.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4116R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4116R-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861230069869A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE DURING A NIGHT APPROACH TO AN UNLIT PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 SEA87LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA040), Dec 31, 1986: Piper PA-32-300 (N4116R), Gates, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N4116R (1)

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

- [Incident 19820524024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820524024329I), May 24, 1982: Piper PA32300 (N4116R), Gaston, OR, Minor damage. In flight, cockpit filled with smoke from compartment lining fire ignited by car battery shorted by jumper cables.

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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