# Accident 19800324033989A: Piper PA23250, Vermillion, SD, March 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1980, 22:00 local time
- Place: Vermillion, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7821° N, 96.9261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vermillion, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7821&lon=-96.9261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 7,500 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/19800324033989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK FLOCK OF GEESE ON DESCENT FOR LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N143AC (1)

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

- [Incident 19920507018089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920507018089I), May 7, 1992: Piper PA23250 (N143AC), Valentine, NE, Minor damage. Landed with gear not extended and locked. Horn required back pressure to sound. Gear handle light intermittent.

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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