# Accident 19840830044499A: Boeing E75, Kalispell, MT, August 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1984, 09:20 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.1896° N, 114.3795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1896&lon=-114.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5183N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840830044499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD MADE TURN FOR NEXT SWATH AND WAS DESCENDING WHEN IT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD. PENETRATED WINDSHIELD.

## 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 DEN84FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA274), Aug 30, 1984: Boeing Stearman E75 (N5183N), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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