# Incident 19790729022579I: Piper PA31350, Haines, AK, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Haines, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.2605° N, 135.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haines, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2605&lon=-135.4726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27513, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27513-2022-03-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 250 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/19790729022579I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTED BIRD STRIKE ON DESCENT.

## Other reports on N27513 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960613024679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960613024679I), Jun 13, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N27513), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: during taxi through parking ramp the left wing-tip contacted a parked aircraft. The right brake was inoperative.

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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