# Accident 19871211081552A: Piper PA23160, Aurora, OR, December 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2300° N, 122.8005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2300&lon=-122.8005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3275P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3275P-1990-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,244 total, 78 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211081552A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED TAXIWAY IN FRONT OF A CHEROKEE N2884G TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AND WAS HIT IN THE SIDE. NEITHER WAS THE OTHER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2884G, Piper PA28161: [Accident 19871211081551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211081551A)

## 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 SEA88LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA030), Dec 12, 1987: Piper PA-23-160 (N3275P), Aurora, OR, substantial damage

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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