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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601 · Lake Charles, LA · December 17, 1980

Date: December 17, 1980 · 18:15 local
Place: Lake Charles, LA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8083J
Reported as: Piper PA60601
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8083JRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2012 · Piper AEROSTAR 601S/N 6106247962138 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Encountered bird strike, pilot injured as bird came through windshield.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED BIRD STRIKE, PILOT INJURED AS BIRD CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD.

Other reports on N8083J · 1

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

Accident 19850504020329ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Balmorhea, TXLanded in pasture and collided with concrete culvert. Dragged to nearby barn, with vehicle. Illegal operation.May 4, 1985 · Reported as Piper PA60601 · Destroyed