35.6197° N, 90.9053° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Weiner, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 1, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Weiner, AR
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N256WH
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total2,000 in this make and model0 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.
While descending through 2000 MSL, aircraft wing collided with bird. Landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 2000 MSL, AIRCRAFT WING COLLIDED WITH BIRD. LANDED SAFELY.