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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Vermillion, SD · March 24, 1980

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Date: March 24, 1980 · 22:00 local
Place: Vermillion, SD
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N143AC
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total7,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N143ACRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7304989 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft struck flock of geese on descent for landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK FLOCK OF GEESE ON DESCENT FOR LANDING.

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