# Incident 19811019075339I: Cessna 172, Tampa, FL, October 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1981, 20:52 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 350 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/19811019075339I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE IN FLIGHT. THE LEFT HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN INWARD.

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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