# Incident 19780307014149I: Piper PA31350, Scartmento, CA, March 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1978, 18:40 local time
- Place: Scartmento, CA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N74917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74917-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,540 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307014149I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19820713038999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713038999I), Jul 13, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N74917), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Gear would not retract and left main collapsed on rollout from broken lower torque link, PN40257-80.

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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