# Incident 19830411017559I: Piper PA32301, Marshalltown, IA, April 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1983, 23:00 local time
- Place: Marshalltown, IA
- Airport: Des Moines
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830411017559I

## Narrative

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

A LARGE BIRD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND TEMPERATURE PROBE. BROKE OFF PROBE AND LOOSENED WINDSHIELD.

## Other reports on N800TC (1)

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

- [Accident 19960131001149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960131001149A), Jan 31, 1996: Piper PA32301 (N800TC), Marion, IN, Substantial damage. Upon landing on runway, slid off left side of runway, went into a ditch, bent nose wheel and prop. (.4)the pilot reported that upon landing the airplane…

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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