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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Scartmento, CA · March 7, 1978

Date: March 7, 1978 · 18:40 local
Place: Scartmento, CA
Airport: Metro
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N74917
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,540 total70 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N74917Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7305058 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Hit a duck during climb out. Duck penetrated the windshield, injured pilot and one passenger.

As the FAA filed it

HIT A DUCK DURING CLIMB OUT. DUCK PENETRATED THE WINDSHIELD, INJURED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.

Other reports on N74917 · 1

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

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