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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32300 · Corpus Chrsti, TX · November 7, 1973

Date
November 7, 1973
Place
Corpus Chrsti, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55848
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW04DRG41
Reported as
Piper PA32300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
384 total44 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft collided with large flock of birds while clbg thru 4000FT MSL.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS WHILE CLBG THRU 4000FT MSL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.