42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 30, 1982 · 00:28 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8232J
Reported as
Piper PA60600
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total1,200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
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.
Mallard duck struck and penetrated right windshield, injuring passengers during climbout.
As the FAA filed it
MALLARD DUCK STRUCK AND PENETRATED RIGHT WINDSHIELD, INJURING PASSENGERS DURING CLIMBOUT.