39.6375° N, 79.9469° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 11, 1985 · 21:30 local
Place
Morgantown, WV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N27357
Reported as
Piper PA31325
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total0 in this make and model150 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.
Precautionary landing made after hitting a flock of ducks. Damage to nose and left tip of stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE AFTER HITTING A FLOCK OF DUCKS. DAMAGE TO NOSE AND LEFT TIP OF STABILIZER.