# Accident 19831111067529A: Piper PA31, Kirksville, MO, November 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1983, 19:45 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GHLA
- Location: 40.1895° N, 92.5710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1895&lon=-92.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9117Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,197 total, 500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831111067529A

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE EN ROUTE AT 2000 FEET. DAMAGED WING LEADING EDGE AND RIBS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA025), Nov 12, 1983: Piper PA-31-310 (N9117Y), Kirksville, MO, substantial damage

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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