# Incident 19791110054969I: Doug DC3C, Kansas City, MO, November 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1979, 04:25 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CKR
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183090B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,930 total, 503 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110054969I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED BIRD STRIKES AT 6000 MSL. DAMAGED WING LEADING EDGE, LANDING LIGHT LENS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA010), Nov 10, 1979: Douglas DC-3C (N103CA), Grand Prairie, TX, incident, minor damage

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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