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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 150J · St Marys, GA · September 11, 1980

Date: September 11, 1980 · 16:30 local
Place: St Marys, GA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51376
Reported as: Cessna 150J
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 225 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N51376Registered now · Cessna 150JS/N 15069962 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 150J Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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 cruising off shore at 600 to 700 feet, pilot experienced a bird strike.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CRUISING OFF SHORE AT 600 TO 700 FEET, PILOT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE.