- Date
- December 11, 1987, 16:10 local (Dec 12, 1987, 00:10 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19871211081552A19871211081551A
- Case key
- 40766
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
A single engine aircraft was taxiing from the south end of the ramp area to the runway. A twin engine aircraft entered the taxiway in front of the single engine aircraft from the right of the taxiway. The single engine aircraft struck the twin engine aircraft that had taxied in front of him. The single engine aircraft had a fogged windscreen.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3275P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 543704394
- Airframe hours
- 2,820
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mel Deegan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 17, 1987
- Destination
- 7S3 · Hillsboro, OR
- Airport
- 3S2 · Aurora State
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N2884G
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916505
- Airframe hours
- 2,430
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- RSB · Roseburg, OR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 3S2 · Aurora State
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N3275P
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,244 total · 78 in this make and model · 4,974 as pilot in command · 185 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2884G
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 464 total · 139 in this make and model · 399 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 3S2
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.