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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Pickens, SC · February 15, 1983

Date: February 15, 1983 · 19:15 local
Place: Pickens, SC
Airport: County
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8472E
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL83LA104
Reported as: Piper PA34220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360KB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 572 total23 in this make and model168 in the last 90 days

N8472ERegistration cancelled Apr 27, 1990 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 348233044 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T

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What happened

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Aircraft suffered bird strike on left engine and left wing during cruise flight.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT ENGINE AND LEFT WING DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL83LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPickens, SCThe acft collided with two birds while cruising at 6000 ft MSL. The weather was VFR but the acft was on IFR flt plan. The acfts left wing was damaged but there were no injuries. The plt stated that although he heard a thud on the left side of the acft he was…Feb 16, 1983 · Substantial damage